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Societe BIC Acquires Rocketbook

On November 9, 2020, Societe BIC acquired consumer products company Rocketbook

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Societe BIC’s 2nd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Societe BIC’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Societe BIC’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-11-09
Target Rocketbook
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Societe BIC
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Tully & Holland (Financial)
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo (Legal)

Target

Rocketbook

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Rocketbook is a smart and reusable notebook brand that creates reusable, cloud-connected note-taking products from the future. Rocketbook was formed in 2014 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Societe BIC

Clichy, France
Category Company
Founded 1944
Sector Consumer Products
Employees13,000
Revenue 2.2B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Bic product display at a Walgreens pharmacy in Duluth, Minnesota.
Bic product display at a Walgreens pharmacy in Duluth, Minnesota.

Societe BIC is a manufacturer of office supplies, stationery, lighters, and razors. Societe BIC was founded in 1944 and is based in Clichy, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 3
State: Massachusetts M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-16 Djeep

Paris, France

Founded in 1973, Djeep is a manufacturer of quality lighters and operates in Brittany, France. Djeep also distributes its products in the U.S., Latin America, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. It has become a key supplier to the decorated lighters market segment thanks to its large tank shape.

Buy €40M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-15 Pimaco Autoadesivos

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Pimaco Autoadesivos Ltda. is a domestic adhesive label manufacturer and distributor. Pimaco Autoadesivos is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Sell R$40M
Mergr

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