M&A Deal Summary

National Envelope Acquires Atlantic Envelope

On April 7, 2006, National Envelope acquired manufacturer Atlantic Envelope from Kelly Companies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is National Envelope’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is National Envelope’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is National Envelope’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-04-07
Target Atlantic Envelope
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) National Envelope
Sellers(s) Kelly Companies
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Atlantic Envelope

Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
Established in 1893, Atlantic Envelope (AECO) is one of the nation’s largest custom envelope manufacturers, designing and creating over 10 billion custom printed envelopes for over 3,500 corporate clients per year. With seven state-of-the-art facilities located nationwide and “best in class” equipment, AECO provides unique envelopes for clients like Federal Express, Bank of America, Netflix, and CapitalOne. AECO was sold to National Envelope.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

National Envelope

Frisco, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1952
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

National Envelope was founded in 1952 and is the largest envelope producer in the United States. Based in Frisco, Texas, National Envelope is an official envelope converter for every major North American paper mill in the $3.7 billion North American envelope industry, generating revenues of approximately $600 million.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Kelly Companies

San Diego, California, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Kelly Companies is a private investment firm focused on acquiring restaurant concepts. The Firm will consider businesses at a variety of stages, including distressed situations. Kelly Companies was formed in 1993 and is based in San Diego, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-09-06 National Linen & Uniform Service

Doraville, Georgia, United States

National Linen & Uniform Service (NLUS) was the leading linen rental company in the Southeast United States, serving top hotels, restaurants, and hospitals. Founded in 1919, NLUS picks up, cleans, processes and delivers over 1.3 billion linen items annually. Over 1,000 corporations are members of NLUS’ National Accounts Program, including market leaders like The Ritz-Carlton Hotels, HCA Inc., and Outback Steakhouses. Throughout the company’s storied history, NLUS has developed a reputation for excellence through its dedication to quality products and services. Through its 600 vehicle strong fleet, NLUS delivers linens and uniforms daily to over 8,000 locations on 400 routes daily.

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