M&A Deal Summary

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Acquires Esselte North America

On January 6, 2014, R.R. Donnelley & Sons acquired manufacturer Esselte North America from Esselte for 97M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is R.R. Donnelley & Sons’ 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is R.R. Donnelley & Sons’ 9th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is R.R. Donnelley & Sons’ 20th transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-01-06
Target Esselte North America
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) R.R. Donnelley & Sons
Sellers(s) Esselte
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 97M USD

Target

Esselte North America

United States
Esselte's North American operations is a manufacturer of office products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

R.R. Donnelley & Sons

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1864
Sector Business Services
Employees33,000
Revenue 4.8B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to RR Donnelley's office in Warrenville, Illinois.
Entrance to RR Donnelley's office in Warrenville, Illinois.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons is a global provider of integrated communications. The Company works with customers worldwide to develop custom communications solutions that reduce costs, enhance return on investment and ensure compliance. Drawing on a range of proprietary and commercially available digital and conventional technologies deployed across four continents, the Company employs a suite of Internet-based capabilities and other resources to provide premedia, printing, logistics and business process outsourcing products and services to leading clients in virtually every private and public sector. R.R. Donnelley was formed in 1864 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 31
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 4
Country: United States M&A 20 of 27
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-06 Mediant

New York, New York, United States

Mediant is a provider of regulated shareholder communications services to banks, brokerage firms, corporate issuers, and investment companies. With services ranging from customized proxy services to distribution of prospectuses, regulatory reports, and Notice-and-Access communications, Mediant's pioneering use of technology has helped its clients save money, improve their relationships with shareholders and safeguard regulatory compliance. Mediant was founded in 2002 and is based in New York City.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-31 PBM Graphics

Durham, North Carolina, United States

PBM Graphics is a provider in commercial printing and fulfillment services. PBM Graphics was formed in 1983 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Esselte

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Category Company
Founded 1913
Sector Consumer Products
Revenue 458M USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Esselte Corp. is a manufacturer and marketer of office and consumer products. It takes products to market under the Leitz, Rapid and Esselte brands in the storage and organization, stapling and punch, business machines and do-it-yourself tools product categories.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-06-08 Ampad

Richardson, Texas, United States

Ampad develops, manufactures and markets innovative and high quality products in four major categories of writing, filing, envelopes and designer paper.

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