M&A Deal Summary

Kao Acquires Molton Brown

On July 17, 2005, Kao acquired consumer products company Molton Brown from Bridgepoint for 170M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kao’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Kao’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Kao’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-07-17
Target Molton Brown
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Kao
Sellers(s) Bridgepoint
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 170M GBP
Advisor(s) Rothschild Global Advisory (Financial)
Travers Smith (Legal)

Target

Molton Brown

London, United Kingdom
Molton Brown Ltd. is a provider of premium branded consumer products business, operating in the personal care sector supplying bath and body skin care and colour cosmetic products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Kao

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1887
Sector Consumer Products
Employees34,257
Revenue 1.53T JPY (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Kao is a provider of product lines in two business fields, consumer products used in daily life and chemical products to meet various needs of industry. Kao was founded in 1887 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 3
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-01 Collins Inkjet

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Collins Inkjet Corp. is a developer, manufacturer and sale of inkjet ink and related equipment.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bridgepoint

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 28.2B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bridgepoint is a large European private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies across a broad range of industries with an enterprise value of €200 - €1000 million. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, buy-ins, growth financings, consolidations, and take privates. The firms invest in the range of €75 - €400 million transaction. Bridgepoint Development Capital specializes in investments in businesses valued up to a €150 million, taking equity stakes of between €10 million and €75 million. General sectors of interest include consumer products and services, retail, financial services, healthcare, media, technology, industrials, and business services. Bridgepoint was formed in 1984 and has offices in London, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 109
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 38
Country (United Kingdom) 5 of 50
Year (2005) 2 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 20 of 35
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-06-14 Tunstall

Whitley Bridge, United Kingdom

Tunstall is a provider of telecare/telehealth solutions. Tunstall works with social care providers, healthcare services, housing and retirement living providers and charities in 19 countries, improving the lives of more than five million people, including those living with dementia, learning disabilities, physical disabilities and long-term health conditions. Tunstall was founded in 1957 and is based in Whitley Bridge, United Kingdom.

Buy £225M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-11-01 Virgin Active

London, United Kingdom

Virgin Active is an international health club operator, with clubs across four continents in eight countries (South Africa, UK, Italy, Australia, Namibia, Botswana, Thailand, and Singapore), serving over 1.2 million members worldwide. Virgin Active was founded in 1999 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Sell £134M
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