Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Consumer Products

The Blackstone Group Acquires Mega Bloks

On February 1, 1996, private equity firm The Blackstone Group acquired consumer products company Mega Bloks for 200M USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 163rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 1st transaction in Quebec.
Investment Fate
  • Mega Bloks went public in 2002.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date February 1, 1996
Target Mega Bloks
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) The Blackstone Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 200M USD

Target Company

Mega Bloks

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Mega Bloks is the second largest manufacturer of children’s interlocking building block systems worldwide.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

The Blackstone Group

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 394.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Blackstone Group is a global alternative investment management firm. The Firm's investment activities span real estate, secondary investments, hedge funds, credit, infrastructure, and private equity. Blackstone's private equity group targets opportunities globally including buyout acquisitions of established companies, development projects, growth equity financings, and industry consolidations. Sectors of interest include automotive, healthcare, chemicals, industrial, commercial property, lodging, communications, media/publishing, consumer & retail, packaging, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, energy, technology, entertainment, telecommunications, financial services, theme parks, food & beverage, and transportation. Blackstone's private equity real estate group looks for opportunities across North/South America, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and Europe. The real estate group will consider both equity and debt investments. Areas of interest include healthcare, hotel, industrial, office, residential, and retail. The Blackstone Group was formed in 1987 and is based in New York, New York.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 16 of 365
Sector: Consumer Products 1 of 6
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 7 of 82
State: Quebec 1 of 2
Country: Canada 1 of 6
Year: 1996 1 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 163 of 185
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1995-12-01 Centerplate

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Centerplate, Inc. is a provider of live event hospitality, "Making It Better To Be There®" for more than 116 million guests each year at prominent entertainment, sports and convention venues across North America, Europe and the United Kingdom. Centerplate has provided event hospitality services to 36 official U.S. Presidential Inaugural Balls, 14 Super Bowls and 22 World Series

Buy $122M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-04-01 AMF Group

Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States

AMF Group was the owner and operator of commercial bowling centers in the U.S. and worldwide and a manufacturer of bowling center equipment.

Buy $1.6B