M&A Deal Summary

New Wave Group Acquires Ahead

On August 1, 2011, New Wave Group acquired apparel/textiles company Ahead

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is New Wave Group’s 2nd transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is New Wave Group’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is New Wave Group’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-08-01
Target Ahead
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) New Wave Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Kurt Salmon Capital Advisors, Inc. (Financial)

Target

Ahead

New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
AHEAD, Inc. is a designer and supplier of decorated headwear, apparel and accessories to the golf, resort and corporate identity markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

New Wave Group

Gothenburg, Sweden
Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Consumer Products
Employees2,419
Revenue 9.5B SEK (2023)
DESCRIPTION

New Wave Group is a growth company that designs, acquires and develops brands and products in the corporate promo, gifts and home furnishings sectors. The Group will achieve synergies by coordinating design, purchasing, marketing, warehousing and distribution of its product range. New Wave Group was founded in 1989 and is based in Gothenburg, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector (Apparel/Textiles) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 4
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2011) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-12 Cutter & Buck

Seattle, Washington, United States

Cutter & Buck, Inc. is a designer and marketer of top quality corporate and golf apparel.

Buy $157M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-02 B.T.C. Activewear

Wednesbury , United Kingdom

B.T.C. Activewear is a wholesale distributor within its sector, offering ca. 50 leading international apparel brands. B.T.C. Activewear was founded in 2000 and is based in Wednesbury, United Kingdom.

Buy £33M
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