M&A Deal Summary

IPG Acquires Tape

On May 1, 1997, IPG acquired manufacturer Tape from Baird Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IPG’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is IPG’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is IPG’s 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1997-05-01
Target Tape
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) IPG
Sellers(s) Baird Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Tape

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
Tape Manufacturer of industrial packaging and consumer mailing products Fellow Investors: Company Management.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

IPG

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Packaging
Employees4,100
Revenue 1.2B CAD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

IPG develops, manufactures, and sells a variety of paper and film-based pressure-sensitive and water-activated tapes, stretch and shrink films, protective packaging, woven and non-woven products, and packaging machinery for industrial and retail use. IPG was founded in 1981 and is based in Sarasota, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 6
State: Wisconsin M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 4
Year: 1997 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-08 Better Packages

Shelton, Connecticut, United States

Better Packages, Inc. is a supplier of water-activated tape dispensers.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Baird Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 3.1B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Baird Capital Partners (BCP) is the US private equity arm of Baird Private Equity. BCP makes investments in middle-market companies based in the US. BCP targets companies valued between $25 and $125 million and looks to invest between $15 and $35 million of equity per transaction. BCP focuses on three primary areas including business services (transaction processing, process outsourcing, professional services), healthcare (outsourcing services, medical products, contract manufacturing), and manufactured products (industrial/commercial, specialty consumer, distribution). BCP is affiliated with Baird Capital Partners Europe, Baird Capital Partners Asia, Baird Venture Partners, and Granville Baird Capital Partners. Baird Capital Partners is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 53
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 33
State: Wisconsin M&A 2 of 10
Country: United States M&A 4 of 47
Year: 1997 M&A 2 of 3
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Glen Ellyn, Illinois, United States

Racing Champions provides collectible die-cast replicas of NASCAR cars and other cars and figures.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-11-01 American Superconductor

Middleton, Wisconsin, United States

American Semiconductor designs and manufactures low-temperature superconducting magnetic energy storage systems.

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