M&A Deal Summary

TSG Consumer Partners Acquires Meguiar s

On October 7, 2003, private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners acquired consumer products company Meguiar s

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TSG Consumer Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is TSG Consumer Partners’ 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is TSG Consumer Partners’ 2nd transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • Meguiar s was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2008.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2003-10-07
Target Meguiar s
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) TSG Consumer Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Meguiar s

Irvine, California, United States
Meguiar's, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of premium car care products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

TSG Consumer Partners

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 14.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

TSG Consumer Partners (formerly known as The Shansby Group) is a specialist private equity firm focused on acquiring and building mid-sized, branded consumer companies. TSG invests in private and publicly traded companies, and will consider both majority and minority equity positions. Specific sectors of interest include apparel, beauty, e-commerce, personal care, retail, food/beverages, restaurants, health/wellness, household products, and pet care. TSG looks for companies with sales between $20 million and $1.5 billion and can invest commit up to $500 million per transaction. TSG Consumer Partners was formed in 1987 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 62
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 3 of 18
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 8 of 25
State: California M&A 2 of 16
Country: United States M&A 10 of 55
Year: 2003 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-07-25 MET-Rx Nutrition

Ronkonkoma, New York, United States

MET-Rx Nutrition, Inc. is a manufacturer of a high protein, meal replacement shake fortified with an exclusive protein blend called Metamyosyn©.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-01-01 PureOlogy Research

Irvine, California, United States

PureOlogy Research LLC is a hair care manufacturer and marketer selling through specialty channels.

Buy -