M&A Deal Summary

Guala Closures Acquires Auscap Closures

On January 7, 2007, Guala Closures acquired manufacturer Auscap Closures

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Guala Closures’ 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Guala Closures’ 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-01-07
Target Auscap Closures
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Guala Closures
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Canterbury Partners (Financial)

Target

Auscap Closures

Melbourne, Australia
Auscap is a manufacturer of quality metal closures for the wine, spirit and food markets. We are committed to deliver excellent prices, superior quality and exceptional service. Auscap is proud to be an Australian company whose in-house capabilities ensure the highest standards in manufacturing. As a local company, we provide prompt lead-times and very competitive prices.

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Buyer

Guala Closures

Alessandria, Italy

Category Company
Founded 1954
Sector Packaging
Employees5,000
Revenue 572M EUR (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Guala Closures is a manufacturer of spirits and wine closures through operating in 5 continents with 27 production sites and has a commercial presence in over 100 countries; about 90% of the group's turnover is generated outside of Italy. Guala Closures was founded in 1954 and is based in Alessandria, Italy.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-01-01 Polybox

Italy

Cognetas and its Italian associate invested in Polybox in August 1998 to fund the acquisition of Guala Closures. The acquisition represented the opportunity to back an experienced chief executive in building a European plastic packaging group. Guala, a world-wide leader in tamper-proof bottle closures was merged with Polybox, Italy’s leading producer of PET bottles and pre-forms and the group was renamed Guala Closures.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-07 DGS SA

Wloclawek, Poland

DGS SA largest Polish manufacturer of metal closures for alcoholic beverage bottles and glass jars.

Buy €80M