M&A Deal Summary

Louisville Ladder Acquires Century Industries - Attic Ladder Assets

On March 1, 2014, Louisville Ladder acquired machinery company Century Industries - Attic Ladder Assets from Century Industries

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Louisville Ladder’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Louisville Ladder’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Louisville Ladder’s 1st transaction in Arkansas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-03-01
Target Century Industries - Attic Ladder Assets
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Louisville Ladder
Sellers(s) Century Industries
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Century Industries - Attic Ladder Assets

Arkansas, United States
Century Industries’ Arkansas Attic Ladder production facility including machinery, product designs and brand.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Louisville Ladder

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Category Company
Founded 1946
Sector Machinery
DESCRIPTION

Louisville Ladder, Inc., founded in 1946, is a manufacturer of high quality aluminum, fiberglass and wood step ladders, extension ladders, stepstools, and scaffolds for consumer and professional applications worldwide.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Arkansas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-02 Lite Products

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Lite Products, located in Mississauga, ON, tit is manufacturer and marketer of climbing products in Canada with strong brand recognition in the consumer channel. The Lite Products operations will boost Louisville’s resources in Canada and will compound benefits for both their customers

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Century Industries

Little Rock, Arizona, United States

Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Building Materials
DESCRIPTION

Century Industries, Inc. has been manufacturing folding attic stairways for more than 30 years. Century has manufacturing facilities in Arkansas and North Carolina. In addition to the folding attic stairways, Century Industries also manufactures and sells specialty and decorative windows available from retailers nationwide.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Arkansas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1