M&A Deal Summary

Lion Acquires Safeguard America

On May 9, 2011, Lion acquired apparel/textiles company Safeguard America

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lion’s 1st transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Lion’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lion’s 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-05-09
Target Safeguard America
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) Lion
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Safeguard America

Berlin, Wisconsin, United States
Safeguard America LLC – is a privately held manufacturer of the FireGuard brand of protective structural firefighting gloves and apparel.

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Buyer

Lion

Dayton, Ohio, United States
Category Company
Sector Apparel/Textiles
DESCRIPTION

Lion is a provider of structural firefighter protective clothing. Lion supplies seven of the 10 largest fire departments in North America with their structural firefighting PPE needs, as well as many other major metropolitan cities, including Chicago, Toronto, Houston, Philadelphia, Dallas, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Baltimore, Detroit, New Orleans and Seattle. Lion is based in Dayton, Ohio.

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Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Apparel/Textiles) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2011) 1 of 1
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