M&A Deal Summary

Matthews International Acquires Freeman Metal Products

On October 19, 2010, Matthews International acquired metals/mining company Freeman Metal Products

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Matthews International’s 1st transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Matthews International’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Matthews International’s 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-10-19
Target Freeman Metal Products
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Matthews International
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Freeman Metal Products

Ahoskie,, North Carolina, United States
Freeman Metal Products, Inc. manufactures metal products. It offers specialty caskets and stainless steel products, as well as art caskets, including military, religious, special interest, and lifestyle caskets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Matthews International

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1850
Sector Diversified
Employees12,000
Revenue 1.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Matthews International is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer principally of memorialization products and brand solutions. Memorialization products consist primarily of bronze and granite memorials and other memorialization products, caskets and cremation equipment for the cemetery and funeral home industries. Matthews International was founded in 1850 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 16
Sector (Metals/Mining) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 16
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 9
Year (2010) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-04-23 Reynoldsville Casket

Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, United States

Reynoldsville Casket Company is a manufacturer and distributor of metal caskets and other supplies, including cremation products, primarily in the Northeast region of the United States.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-09 Kroma Pre-Press Preparation Systems Industry & Trade

Izmir,, Turkey

Kroma Pre-Press Preparation Systems Industry & Trade, Inc.is a provider of pre-press services and roto-gravure printing cylinders.

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