M&A Deal Summary

Giochi Preziosi Acquires Famosa

On July 29, 2019, Giochi Preziosi acquired consumer products company Famosa from Sun Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Giochi Preziosi’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Giochi Preziosi’s 1st transaction in Spain.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-07-29
Target Famosa
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Giochi Preziosi
Sellers(s) Sun Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Famosa

Alicante, Spain
Famosa designs, develops, manufactures and distributes toys throughout the world. The company owns and has developed several well known and successful brands including Nenuco, Barriguitas, Nancy, Jaggets, Pin y Pon and Feber. Famosa also has licensing agreements to develop, manufacture and design toys with some of the world’s largest entertainment and sports companies.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Giochi Preziosi

Milano, Italy

Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Consumer Products
DESCRIPTION

Giochi Preziosi S.p.A. is market leader in the Italian traditional toy industry and the fourth largest operator in the world.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
Country (Spain) 1 of 1
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-20 Bimbo Store Srl

Modena, Italy

Bimbo Store Srl, based in Piacenza, is a retail chain focusing on 0 - 4 year old babies/children, an innovative distribution concept characterized by wide and deep product offer (clothes, baby furniture, strollers, cosmetics, personal care and OTC products, games, books, food, drink and napkins), qualified customer service, mother and baby support and good price/quality ratio, all within accessible and comfortable locations.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Sun Capital Partners

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 13.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Sun Capital's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.
Sun Capital's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.

Sun Capital Partners is a large private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts, equity, debt, and other control investments in North America, Asia, and Europe. Sun looks for businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operating experience including underperformers, turnarounds, and special situations. Target companies typically have $50 million to $1 billion in revenue with strong market positions. Sectors of interest include paper and packaging, food and beverages, metals and mining, automotive after-market parts, consumer products, financial services, healthcare, media and communications, building products, telecommunications, technology, retailing and catalogs, restaurants, manufacturing and industrial. Sun Capital was formed in 1995 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 104 of 128
Sector (Consumer Products) 8 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 40 of 53
Country (Spain) 2 of 2
Year (2019) 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-08 Restaurants Unlimited

Seattle, Washington, United States

Restaurants Unlimited operates 46 restaurants in twelve states including 15 Kincaid’s – an American Fish, Chop, and Steakhouse; 8 Newport’s – a Seafood Grill, 9 Palomino’s - an upbeat city restaurant and bar famous for its European-inspired American cuisine; 9 Stanford’s – an upscale casual restaurant featuring grilled steaks, chicken and seafood; 3 Pizzeria Fondi’s; and nine other specialty brands such as Portland City Grill, Henry’s Tavern, Palisade, Cutters Bayhouse, Scott’s, and Ryan’s Grill.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-02 BTX Group AS

Brande, Denmark

The BTX Group consists of 15 individual clothing brands all positioned in the mid market value for money segment. During the past 15 years BTX has moved from being a production company to being primarily a wholesaler, with more than 95% of its production outsourced. BTX has 78 own stores, primarily in the Nordic region, and more than 8,000 points of sales across Europe.

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