M&A Deal Summary

The Carlyle Group Acquires Blyth

On October 14, 2015, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired consumer products company Blyth for 98M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 18th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 120th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 275th transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 7th transaction in Connecticut.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-10-14
Target Blyth
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 98M USD
Advisor(s) Houlihan Lokey (Financial)
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (Legal)

Target

Blyth

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Blyth is a designer and marketer of candles and other home accessories as well as health & wellness products sold through the direct selling and direct marketing channels. Blyth was founded in 1976 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 545 of 742
Sector (Consumer Products) 18 of 22
Type (Going Private) 28 of 35
State (Connecticut) 7 of 7
Country (United States) 275 of 348
Year (2015) 35 of 41
Size (of disclosed) 120 of 136
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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