M&A Deal Summary

Taylor Precision Products Acquires The Chef’n

On December 23, 2014, Taylor Precision Products acquired consumer products company The Chef’n

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Taylor Precision Products’ 2nd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Taylor Precision Products’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Taylor Precision Products’ 1st transaction in Washington.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-12-23
Target The Chef’n
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Taylor Precision Products
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

The Chef’n

Seattle, Washington, United States
The Chef’n Corp. is a provider of housewares products business. Product offerings include kitchen gadgets, kitchen tools, measuring and baking equipment, grinders, cleaning utensils, strainers and steamers, salad preparation tools, beverageware, and other accessories sold under the Chef’n® and Vibe® brands as well as through private label brands for select customers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Taylor Precision Products

Oak Brook, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1851
Sector Consumer Products
DESCRIPTION

Taylor Precision Products is a provider of a wide range of consumer and foodservice precision measurement products, including kitchen scales, thermometers, and timers bath scales, and outdoor weather measurement products, under a variety of owned and licensed brand names including Taylor, Homedics, and Salter.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Washington M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Reno, Nevada, United States

Metrokane, Inc. is a provider of wine accessories and barware—including corkscrews, decanters, aerators, wine preservers, cocktail shakers, citrus juicers and bar tools.

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