M&A Deal Summary

Lifetime Brands Acquires Filament Brands

On December 22, 2017, Lifetime Brands acquired consumer products company Filament Brands for 313M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lifetime Brands’ 6th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Lifetime Brands’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Lifetime Brands’ 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lifetime Brands’ 1st transaction in Washington.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-12-22
Target Filament Brands
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Lifetime Brands
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 313M USD
Advisor(s) Harris Williams & Co. (Financial)
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (Legal)

Target

Filament Brands

Seattle, Washington, United States
Filament Brands is a provider of households products under the Filament banner include: Rabbit, RBT, Houdini, Chef'n, VIBE, Taylor Kitchen, Taylor Bath, Taylor Weather, EatSmart, Springfield and Salter. Filament Brands was founded in 1851 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lifetime Brands

Garden City, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1945
Sector Consumer Products
Employees1,230
Revenue 687M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Lifetime Brands is a provider of food preparation products include kitchenware, cutlery and cutting boards, bakeware and cookware, pantryware and spices and entertaining. Lifetime Brands was founded in 1945 and is based in Garden City, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 8
Sector (Consumer Products) 6 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 5
State (Washington) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 6
Year (2017) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-05 Fitz and Floyd

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Fitz and Floyd is a marketer of uniquely designed gifts and decorative home accents. Fitz and Floyd sell to prestige department stores and independent gift and collectibles retailers. Fitz and Floyd is based in Medford, Massachusetts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-03 S’well Bottle

New York, New York, United States

S’well is a global designer, wholesaler, and retailer of reusable, vacuum-insulated products. It is best known for creating the first, reusable hydration fashion accessory. S’well's products can be purchased through omnichannel retail partners, specialty stores, co-branded partnership opportunities, and its own direct-to-consumer website. S’well Bottle was founded in 2010 and is based in New York City.

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Mergr

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Company

Legal