M&A Deal Summary

Ultra Pro Acquires Around the Block

On July 14, 2008, Ultra Pro acquired consumer products company Around the Block

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ultra Pro’s 6th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Ultra Pro’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ultra Pro’s 1st transaction in Utah.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-07-14
Target Around the Block
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Ultra Pro
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Around the Block

Layton, Utah, United States
Around the Block, LLC is a designer and marketer of scrapbooking tools, including the award-winning Paper Tagger and the recent Paper Gator.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ultra Pro

City Of Commerce, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1952
Sector Consumer Products
DESCRIPTION

Ultra Pro is a manufacturer and marketer of archival safe storage products for sports and gaming collectibles, photographs and multi-media products.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 7
Sector (Consumer Products) 6 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 7
State (Utah) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 7
Year (2008) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-10 Courage International

Commerce, California, United States

Courage International, Inc. specializes in designing and marketing unique and innovative products such as the Kooky Klickers collectible pens to retail outlets throughout the world.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-09-02 Furi Brands

Commerce, California, United States

Furi Brands is a housewares product development company offering unique solutions to professional and home chefs, including the Rachael Ray branded line of cutlery, which established Furi as a national consumer brand.

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