M&A Deal Summary

Inapa Acquires Papyrus Deutschland & Co. KG

On October 24, 2018, Inapa acquired distribution company Papyrus Deutschland & Co. KG from OptiGroup

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Inapa’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Inapa’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-10-24
Target Papyrus Deutschland & Co. KG
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Inapa
Sellers(s) OptiGroup
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Papyrus Deutschland & Co. KG

Ettlingen, Germany
Papyrus Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG is a distributor of paper products. The company was founded in 1902 and is based in Ettlingen, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Inapa

Lisbon, Portugal

Category Company
Founded 1965
Sector Distribution
Employees1,478
Revenue 982M EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Inapa offers paper distribution market and holds prominent positions in the distribution of packaging and visual communication. Inapa was incorporated in 1965 and is based in Lisbon, Portugal.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-20 Inapa Schweiz AG

Regensdorf, Switzerland

Inapa Schweiz AG is a distributor of business essentials printing papers and related paper products. The company was founded in 1964 and is based in Regensdorf, Switzerland.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

OptiGroup

Molndal, Sweden

Category Company
Founded 1936
Sector Distribution
Employees1,588
Revenue 1.0B EUR (2019)
DESCRIPTION

OptiGroup is a distribution group offering customised supply solutions to B2B customers. OptiGroup companies specialise in providing customers, primarily within cleaning & facility management, hotel & restaurant, healthcare, manufacturing industries and the graphical sector, with products and services that streamline operations and promote a more successful business. OptiGroup was founded in 1936 and is based in Molndal, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: Germany M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-19 Moonen Packaging

Weert, Netherlands

Moonen Packaging is a Dutch packaging distributor. The company designs, develops, sources, stocks, sells and distributes customised packaging solutions as well as hygiene paper, cleaning and catering products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-27 Ekopack i Sydsverige AB

Malmo, Sweden

Ekopack i Sydsverige AB is a full-service distributor of a wide range of packaging products and services with a broad customer base. Ekopack i Sydsverige was founded in 1994 and is based in Malmo, Sweden.

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