M&A Deal Summary

MGA Entertainment Acquires Little Tikes

On November 6, 2006, MGA Entertainment acquired consumer products company Little Tikes from Newell Brands

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MGA Entertainment’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is MGA Entertainment’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is MGA Entertainment’s 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-11-06
Target Little Tikes
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) MGA Entertainment
Sellers(s) Newell Brands
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Little Tikes

Hudson, Ohio, United States
Little Tikes is a manufacturer of children's plastic toys. The Company was formed in 1969 and is headquartered in Hudson, Ohio.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

MGA Entertainment

Van Nuys, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1979
Sector Leisure
DESCRIPTION

MGA Entertainment, Inc., a consumer entertainment products company headquartered in Van Nuys, California, manufactures innovative lines of proprietary and licensed products including toys and games, dolls, consumer electronics, home décor, stationery and sporting goods.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ohio M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Newell Brands

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1903
Sector Consumer Products
Employees23,700
Revenue 7.6B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Newell Brands' corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Entrance to Newell Brands' corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

Newell Brands is a marketer of consumer and commercial products. Newell Brands was founded in 1903 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 21
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 4 of 9
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 5 of 20
State: Ohio M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 20
Year: 2006 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-04 Mimio

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Mimio is a provider of interactive teaching technologies.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-16 Teutonia Kinderwagenfabrik

Hiddenhausen, Germany

Teutonia Kinderwagenfabrik GmbH designs, manufactures, and markets children, strollers, buggies and accessories.

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