M&A Deal Summary

Jarden Acquires American Household

On September 20, 2004, Jarden acquired consumer products company American Household for 746M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Jarden’s 2nd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Jarden’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Jarden’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Jarden’s 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-09-20
Target American Household
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Jarden
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 746M USD

Target

American Household

Boca Raton, Florida, United States
American Household, Inc. a consumer products company that designs, manufactures, and markets, a diverse portfolio of durable consumer products. Through its subsidiaries, American Household produces a diverse array of products including coffeemakers, irons, blenders, toasters, smoke alarms, scales, tents, coolers, sleeping bags and lanterns under the well-known brand names BRK(R), Campingaz(R), Coleman(R), First Alert(R), Health o meter(R), Mr. Coffee(R), Oster(R), and Sunbeam(R).

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Buyer

Jarden

Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Consumer Products
Employees33,000
Revenue 8.6B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION
Jarden's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.
Jarden's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.

Jarden Corp. is a provider of a diverse range of consumer products with a portfolio of over 120 trusted, quality brands sold globally.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 18
Sector (Consumer Products) 2 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 18
State (Florida) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 4 of 14
Year (2004) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-11-20 Diamond Brands

Daleville, Indiana, United States

Diamond Brands, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of consumer products, consisting primarily of wooden matches, toothpicks, clothespins, wooden crafts, and plastic cutlery.

Buy $90M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-09-30 The United States Playing Card

Gap Way Erlanger, Kentucky, United States

The United States Playing Card Co., is a manufacturer and distributor of playing cards, with such well-known brand names as Bee, Bicycle, Tally-Ho, Aviator and Congress.

Buy $232M
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