M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2017-05-11 |
| Target | Hillarys Blinds |
| Sector | Furniture |
| Buyer(s) | Hunter Douglas |
| Sellers(s) |
American Capital
European Capital |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 300M GBP |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1919 |
| Sector | Consumer Products |
| Revenue | 3.5B EUR (2020) |
Hunter Douglas is a manufacturer of window coverings as well as a major manufacturer of architectural products. The company develops innovative, high-quality, proprietary products that can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings around the globe. it operates as a highly decentralized, global federation of small and medium-sized companies that manufacture and market similar products. Hunter Douglas was incorporated in 1919 and is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 10 of 11 |
| Sector (Furniture) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 6 of 7 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 3 of 3 |
| Year (2017) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-17 |
Levolor Home Fashions
High Point, North Carolina, United States Levolor Home Fashions, Inc. is a provider of window covering products to the North American home center channels. |
Buy | $270M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-08 |
Vertilux Corp PTY
Tullamarine, Australia Vertilux is a commercial window covering fabricator located in Australia. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| PE ASSETS | 22.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
American Capital was a publicly traded buyout and mezzanine investment firm. American Capital invested in buyouts, growth capital financings, acquistion financings, and recapitalizations. The Firm looked to finance businesses with at least $4 million in EBITDA and valued between $20 and $500 million. American Capital ws a generalist firm with broad interest in traditional industries such as manufacturing, distribution, and services. American Capital's European investment affiliate is European Capital. European Capital looked to invest $10 to $600 million of equity, mezzanine, and/or senior debt in similar opportunities across Europe. American Capital was formed in 1997 and in January 2017, merged with Ares Capital Management.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 182 of 194 |
| Sector (Furniture) | 2 of 2 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 85 of 87 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2017) | 2 of 8 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 12 of 56 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-05 |
American Driveline Systems
Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States American Driveline Systems, Inc. is the franchisor of AAMCO and Cottman Transmission & Total Auto Care brands. AAMCO and Cottman are the #1 and #2 transmission repair retail chains in North America, respectively, with nearly 700 franchised units in 47 states and three provinces with more than 60 percent brand awareness. The Company is also a remanufacturer of transmissions and related parts through its Global Powertrain Systems (“GPS”) division, which provides franchisees a reliable and price competitive solution for their transmission needs. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-16 |
SharkNinja
Needham, Massachusetts, United States SharkNinja is a designer, marketer, and distributor of primarily branded home cleaning products. It offers over 50 different appliance products, including products for general cleaning, garment care, and kitchen use. The company markets its products under recognized brand names such as Shark, Euro-Pro, Fantom, Omega, and Bravetti, and maintains longstanding relationships with well-known retailers. SharkNinja was formed in 1994 and is based in Needham, Massachusetts. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.2B EUR |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
European Capital is the European investment affiliate of American Capital. European Capital looks to provide a variety of investment and financing solutions including unitranche debt, mezzanine capital, senior debt, and equity co-investment. Funds are typically used to support buyouts, recapitalizations, finance growth, and make acquisitions. European Capital is sector agnostic, however the Firm has a preference for investments in the consumer, technology, manufacturing, services, and distribution sectors. European Capital was formed in 2005 and is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 50 of 54 |
| Sector (Furniture) | 2 of 2 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 16 of 17 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 10 of 12 |
| Year (2017) | 1 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 14 of 20 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-18 |
Onduline
Suresnes, France Onduline is a manufacturing and marketing bitumen based roofing materials mainly roofing sheets and roof deck sheets. Onduline develops, produces and sells light building materials produced from recycled fibers and oil. Onduline was founded in 1944 and is based in Suresnes, France. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-09 |
Euro-Druckservice
Passau, Germany Euro-Druckservice offers digital services as well as storage, fulfillment, and logistics services operating from 12 locations across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and is one of the markets in industrial printing. Web offset printing is best suited to large runs of time-sensitive products, particularly magazines and tactical promotional print for multiple retailers. Euro-Druckservice was founded in 1992 and is based in Passau, Germany. |
Sell | - |
