M&A Deal Summary

Shanghai M&G Stationery Acquires Beckmann

On August 10, 2021, Shanghai M&G Stationery acquired consumer products company Beckmann from Herkules Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Shanghai M&G Stationery’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Shanghai M&G Stationery’s 1st transaction in Norway.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-08-10
Target Beckmann
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Shanghai M&G Stationery
Sellers(s) Herkules Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Beckmann

Kristiansand, Norway
Beckmann AS is a provider of school backpacks with unique value, functional and ergonomic design offering. The company offers products and services to consumers in over 20 countries and more than 50% of its revenues now come from international markets. Beckmann was formed in 1946 and is headquartered in Kristiansand, Norway.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Shanghai M&G Stationery

Shanghai, China

Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Consumer Products
Employees5,549
Revenue 24.2B CNY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Shanghai M&G Stationery is a stationery manufacturer in China with a 35% market share in the stationery and office category. M&G is now selling in 170 countries with 1000 employees and over 7000 factory workers. The company's revenue mostly comes from B2B sales around the world. M&G has over 70 thousand retail locations including convenience stores, stationery stores, and supermarket counters. It is also an OEM/ODM stationery manufacturer for Walmart, Papermate, Staples, and other wholesalers. Shanghai M&G Stationery was founded in 1989 and is based in Shanghai, China.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Norway M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Herkules Capital

Oslo, Norway

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 15.1B NOK
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Herkules Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring controlling interests in established companies located in Norway and other Nordic countries. Herkules looks to commit NOK 100 to NOK 1200 million of equity capital per transaction and will consider investing in public and private companies. Sectors of interest include oil services, healthcare, consumer, trade/retail, services and telecom. The Firm's investment horizon is typically five to seven years. Herkules was formerly known as Fer Private Equity. The Firm is based in Lysaker, Norway.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 30 of 34
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 13 of 14
Country: Norway M&A 25 of 28
Year: 2021 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-02 Eterni

Bergen, Norway

Eterni is one of Norway’s largest and fastest growing recruitment and staffing companies serving 1,500 customers within the education, construction, logistics and food production verticals. Eterni was founded in 2011 and is based in Bergen, Norway.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-15 PSW

Mongstad, Norway

PSW is a maintenance and service provider to the Norwegian subsea and drilling industry. The company offers both offshore and onshore services, and its services include maintenance and engineering services related to subsea, topside, and drilling equipment. PSW was formed in 2007 and is based in Mongstad, Norway.

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