M&A Deal Summary

SCA Acquires Drypers Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

On March 1, 2004, SCA acquired consumer products company Drypers Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. from Sumitomo Equity Asia

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SCA’s 2nd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is SCA’s 1st transaction in Malaysia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2004-03-01
Target Drypers Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) SCA
Sellers(s) Sumitomo Equity Asia
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Drypers Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Selangor, Malaysia
Drypers Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is a leading regional manufacturer of branded disposable diapers for babies.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SCA

Stockholm, Sweden

Category Company
Founded 1915
Sector Business Services
Employees3,333
Revenue 20.2B SEK (2024)
DESCRIPTION

SCA's hygiene operations are located at four locations in western Sweden. SCA's headquarters are corporate staffs in Finance, Strategy & Business, Law, Sustainability, Human Resources and Communication. SCA was founded in 1915 and is based in Sundsvall, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 15
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 2 of 9
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 10
Country: Malaysia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2004 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1995-09-15 AM Paper Group

Lancashire, United Kingdom

AM Paper was founded in 1983 by Alan Murphy, as CEO and principal shareholder, and Steve Sealey, when they purchased a second hand machine for converting parent reels in to toilet tissue. The company's strategy was originally to offer the independent retailer and cash and carry trade value for money toilet tissue as an alternative to the premium priced branded product that dominated the market at that time.

Buy £192M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-05 Cool Logistics

Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom

Cool Logistics is a provider of temperature controlled packaging solutions. Specializing in the design, test and qualification of temperature controlled packaging solutions, Cool Logistics is dedicated to fulfilling the complex needs of the global healthcare industry. Customers benefit from their extensive expertise in ensuring that temperature stability is maintained throughout the distribution chain.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER
DESCRIPTION

Sumitomo Corporation Equity Asia Limited (SCEA) is the Asian private equity arm of Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo. SCEA generally targets fast growing, small to mid-market companies from early to expansion stage. The Firm will also co-invest alongside other investors in larger buyout situations. SCEA will consider investing in high-tech sectors as well more traditional industries. Sectors of interest include wireless, semiconductors, internet services, IT, clean technology, manufacturing, automotive, distribution, logistics, and financial services. SCEA will not invest in privatization opportunities, biotech, capital intensive businesses, infrastructure, or real estate. SCEA was formed in 2002 and is based in Hong Kong.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 13
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 5
Country: Malaysia M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2004 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-03-01 RPS Technologies

PathumThani, Thailand

RPS Technologies is a full service company that manufactures rubber components,sources plastic and steel components, and provides general assemblies for tier-one automotive and general industrial markets.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-08-01 CSMC Technologies

Wuxi, China

CSMC Technologies Corp. is an ICs manufacturing company. CSMC provides customers with mainstream and advanced process technologies for analog and advanced CMOS and embedded NVM applications.

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