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Spin Master Acquires Marbles

On May 1, 2017, Spin Master acquired retailer Marbles

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Spin Master’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Spin Master’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Spin Master’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-05-01
Target Marbles
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Spin Master
Deal Type Special Situations/Distressed

Target

Marbles

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Marbles - The Brain Store is the U.S. omni-channel specialty retailer of handpicked and expert-tested products specifically designed to strengthen and stimulate the brain. Marbles has followed one mission: “Build Better Brains.” Marbles fulfills its mission through a multi-channel platform of stores, catalogs and ecommerce. Merchandise includes best-in-class games, puzzles, books and software. Products fall under five brain-building categories: word skills, coordination, visual perception, critical thinking, and memory.

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Buyer

Spin Master

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Consumer Products
Employees2,500
Revenue 2.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Spin Master is a children's entertainment company that creates, designs, manufactures and markets a diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties. Spin Master was incorporated in 1994 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 17
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Special Situations/Distressed M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 6 of 11
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 3
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2016-08-02 Swimways

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Swimways Corp. is a manufacturer and marketer of leisure and recreational water products for children and adults.

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Palo Alto, California, United States

Aerobie, Inc. is a producer of outdoor flying disks and sports toys. Aerobie is based in Palo Alto, California.

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