M&A Deal Summary

Hilco Capital Acquires Design Group Americas

On June 2, 2025, private equity firm Hilco Capital acquired consumer products company Design Group Americas from IG Design Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Hilco Capital’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Hilco Capital’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Hilco Capital’s 1st transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-06-02
Target Design Group Americas
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Hilco Capital
Sellers(s) IG Design Group
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Design Group Americas

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Design Group Americas designs, manufactures, sources, and distributes a broad variety of branded and private label consumer products in the seasonal, stationery, gift, craft and toy categories. Design Group Americas is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Hilco Capital is the investment arm of financial advisory group Hilco Global. Hilco Capital principally seeks to acquire or provide funding to UK-based companies in the retail, consumer products, manufacturing, engineering, and distribution sectors. The Firm will invest equity or debt capital and can invest up to £150 million per transaction. Hilco has a special interest acquiring troubled or distressed companies. Hilco Capital was formed in 2000 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 15
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 8 of 8
State: Georgia M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-12-17 Good Natured Products

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Good Natured Products provides eco-friendly food packaging, bio-based plastic extrusion, and other plant-based products. It offers over 90 plant-based packaging designs and 400+ products from its facilities located in the US and Canada. Good Natured Products was formed in 2006 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

IG Design Group

Newport Pagnell, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Consumer Products
Employees2,766
Revenue 800M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

IG Design Group is a designer, manufacturer, source, and distributor of a wide array of products for life’s important occasions, to help transform moments into memories. IG Design Group was founded in 1978 and is based in Newport Pagnell, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Georgia M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-20 CSS Industries

Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, United States

CSS Industries, Inc. is a consumer products company primarily engaged in the design, manufacture, procurement, distribution, and sale of all occasion and seasonal social expression products, principally to mass-market retailers. These all occasion and seasonal products include decorative ribbons and bows, classroom exchange Valentines, infant products, journals, buttons, boxed greeting cards, gift tags, gift card holders, gift bags, gift wrap, decorations, floral accessories, craft and educational products, Easter egg dyes and novelties, memory books, scrapbooks, stickers, stationery, and other items that commemorate life’s celebrations. CSS Industries was founded in 1923 and is based in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.

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