M&A Deal Summary

Party City Acquires Festival SA

On March 14, 2016, Party City acquired apparel/textiles company Festival SA from César SA for 5M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Party City’s 1st transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Party City’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Party City’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-03-14
Target Festival SA
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) Party City
Sellers(s) César SA
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 5M USD

Target

Festival SA

France
Festival SA is a manufacturer of costumes and accessories.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Party City

Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, United States

Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Consumer Products
Employees5,700
Revenue 2.2B USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Party City is a designer, manufacturer, contract for manufacture and distributes party goods, including paper and plastic tableware, metallic balloons, accessories, novelties, gifts and stationery. Party City was founded in 1947 and is based in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 8
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-27 Party City of Arizona & New Mexico

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Party City of Arizona and New Mexico is one of the largest franchisees in the Party City system, operating 19 stores in Greater Phoenix, Tucson, Albuquerque and Santa Fe. The stores offer a broad assortment of specialty party supplies and paper goods consisting of brand name and private label merchandise for a wide variety of seasonal and non-seasonal (everyday) occasions.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-03 Balloon Agencies Pty

Underwood, Australia

Balloon Agencies Pty Ltd. is a wholesaler and distributor of balloons and party supplies in Brisbane, Australia.

Buy $2M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

César SA

Jean Moulin, France

Category Company
Founded 1842
Sector Consumer Products
Revenue 38M EUR (2011)
DESCRIPTION

César SA is a producer of costumes, masques and party-related items.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-12-30 Disguise

London, California, United States

Disguise is a technology platform that enables creatives and technologists to imagine, create and deliver spectacular visual experiences. The platform combines real-time 3D visualization software with high-performance media server hardware. The company is one of the main providers of XR and virtual production technology to film & TV studios, broadcasters, corporates, and the e-gaming sector globally. Disguise was founded in 2000 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Sell $56M