M&A Deal Summary

Regent Acquires Current

On December 4, 2015, private equity firm Regent acquired consumer products company Current from Taylor

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Regent’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Regent’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Regent’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-12-04
Target Current
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Regent
Sellers(s) Taylor
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Current

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Current is a provider of unique, low-priced personalized gifts, greeting cards, and wrapping paper to customers. Current was founded in 1950 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Regent

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2013
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Regent L.P. is a private equity firm focused on control investments in small to large-sized companies with $10 to $750 million of revenue. The Firm has a particular interest in companies with strong brands. Broad sectors of interest include technology, consumer products, industrial, and media/entertainment. Prospective transaction situations include non-core or non-strategic divestitures and buyouts. Regent L.P. was established in 2013 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 21
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 19
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 13
Year (2015) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-01 Lillian Vernon

Rye, New York, United States

Lillian Vernon is a catalog merchant and online retailer selling household, organizational, children's and fashion accessory products. Lillian Vernon publishes five catalog titles: Lillian Vernon, Lilly's Kids, Favorites, Personalized Gifts, and a sale catalog. Lillian Vernon was founded in 1951 and is based in Rye, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-21 Sightline Media Group

Vienna, Virginia, United States

Sightline Media Group is a provider of news, information and marketing solutions in the military, defense, federal technology, and C4ISR markets. Sightline Media offers our business clientele a wide range of platforms to reach the market. Sightline Media Group was founded in 1940 and is based in Vienna, Virginia.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Taylor

North Mankato, Minnesota, United States
Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Taylor Corporation is a global printing and marketing. Taylor helps millions of consumers celebrate events and milestones and enables businesses, including more than half of Fortune 500 companies, to express their brands and differentiate themselves in the marketplace. Headquartered in North Mankato, Minnesota, Taylor Corporation operates facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, U.K., France, India, China, Bulgaria and the Philippines.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2015) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-01 Lillian Vernon

Rye, New York, United States

Lillian Vernon is a catalog merchant and online retailer selling household, organizational, children's and fashion accessory products. Lillian Vernon publishes five catalog titles: Lillian Vernon, Lilly's Kids, Favorites, Personalized Gifts, and a sale catalog. Lillian Vernon was founded in 1951 and is based in Rye, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-01-05 Epoly

Naples, Florida, United States

Epoly provides custom-imprinted folders, envelopes, folios and other document organization products to the promotional marketing industry. Epoly is based in Naples, Florida.

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