M&A Deal Summary

Jarden Acquires Visant

On October 14, 2015, Jarden acquired publishing company Visant from KKR and aPriori Capital Partners for 1.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Jarden’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Jarden’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Jarden’s 14th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Jarden’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-10-14
Target Visant
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Jarden
Sellers(s) KKR
aPriori Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.5B USD
Advisor(s) Jefferies (Financial)
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (Legal)

Target

Visant

Armonk, New York, United States
Visant Corporation is a provider of marketing and publishing services in the school affinity products, sampling, packaging, direct marketing and educational and trade publishing segments.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 18 of 18
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 18 of 18
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 14 of 14
Year (2015) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-31 The Waddington Group

Covington, Kentucky, United States

The Waddington Group is a manufacturer and marketer of premium disposable tableware for commercial, foodservice and retail markets. Headquartered in Covington, KY, the company operates seventeen manufacturing facilities across the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Buy $1.4B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-04 The Waddington Group

Covington, Kentucky, United States

The Waddington Group is a manufacturer and marketer of premium disposable tableware for commercial, foodservice and retail markets. Headquartered in Covington, KY, the company operates seventeen manufacturing facilities across the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Sell -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 510.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 75 of 204
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 26 of 66
State (New York) 3 of 9
Country (United States) 40 of 89
Year (2015) 12 of 14
Size (of disclosed) 22 of 38
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-14 Coffee Day Resorts Pvt.

Bengaluru, India

Coffee Day Resorts Pvt. Ltd. is a privately held company of the Cafe Coffee Day group (CCD). Cafe Coffee Day is the most successful example of organized food retail in India and the largest coffee retailing player in Asia. The CCD group has several other businesses in the consumer and infrastructure sectors.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-15 First Data

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

First Data is a provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for merchants, financial institutions and card issuers. First Data was formed in 1989 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sell -
SELLER

aPriori Capital Partners

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

aPriori Capital Partners (formerly DLJ Merchant Banking Partners) is a middle-market private equity firm focused on middle-market buyouts in the US and Europe. Sectors of interest include healthcare, retail, consumer, energy, business services, and industrial. aPriori was originally established in 1985 and has offices in New York and Los Angeles.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 47 of 51
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 22 of 22
State (New York) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 37 of 38
Year (2015) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 21
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-05 Tysers

London, United Kingdom

Tysers is a specialty commercial property & casualty insurance brokerage firm headquartered in the U.K. Tysers serves as an intermediary between retail and/or wholesale insurance brokers to facilitate the placement of unusual, complex, or specialized coverages within the London market, notably to Lloyds of London, and global insurance markets.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-15 Inspiring Learning

East Sussex, United Kingdom

Inspiring Learning is a provider of educationally-rich and activity-based courses and tours to schools and universities in the UK and Europe. ETG consists of two divisions: the residential education business (“Kingswood”) and the School Ski and Tours business (“STG”). Inspiring Learning was founded in 1933 and is based in East Sussex, United Kingdom.

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