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Nolato Acquires Cerbo Group AB

On March 1, 2007, Nolato acquired packaging company Cerbo Group AB from Vision Capital for 437M SEK

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nolato’s 1st transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Nolato’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Nolato’s 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-03-01
Target Cerbo Group AB
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Nolato
Sellers(s) Vision Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 437M SEK

Target

Cerbo Group AB

Trollhattan, Sweden
Cerbo Group AB is a high-tech developer and manufacturer of polymer product systems and component for customers in specific market areas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Nolato

Torekov, Sweden
Category Company
Founded 1938
Sector Packaging
Employees5,552
Revenue 9.5B SEK (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Nolato is a developer and manufacture of products in polymer materials such as plastic, silicone and TPE. Nolato specializes in the development and manufacture of primary plastic packaging for the pharmaceutical and dietary supplements industries. Nolato was founded in 1938 and is based in Torekov, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 6
Sector (Packaging) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 6
Country (Sweden) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 5
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-26 Contour Plastics

Baldwin, Wisconsin, United States

Contour Plastics, Inc. is a manufacturer of precision injection molded plastic production parts and assemblies. Contour Plastics, Inc. was established in 1990 and is headquartered in Baldwin, Wisconsin.

Buy $22M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Vision Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 2.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Vision Capital is a large private equity firm focused on control investments in companies located in Europe and the US. Vision targets equity and debt investments in profitable businesses valued from €50 million to €1 billion. Specific areas of interest include financial services, real estate, industrial, manufacturing, consumer and business services. Target transaction types include buyouts and corporate divestitures/spinoffs. In addition to its principal investment activity, Vision Capital's Principal Finance group provides financing to other investors or company owners to support growth initiatives, debt repayment, acquisitions, or investor liquidity. Vision Capital was formed in 1997 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 31
Sector (Packaging) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 10
Country (Sweden) 1 of 2
Year (2007) 1 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-01 Masstock Arable

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Masstock Arable (UK) Ltd. is a provider of agronomy services, technologies, and strategic advisory services supporting farming systems in the United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-02 Roadchef

Cannock, United Kingdom

RoadChef is a roadside service area businesses operates motorway service areas in Britain. It operates catering and retail brand outlets, and restaurants, which provide meals, sandwiches, muffins, pastries, breakfasts, portions of fish and chips, and coffees. Roadchef was founded in 1973 and is based in Cannock, United Kingdom.

Sell £417M
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