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Unicharm Acquires Australian Pacific Paper Products

On October 1, 2008, Unicharm acquired consumer products company Australian Pacific Paper Products from Gresham Private Equity Fund

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Unicharm’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Unicharm’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-10-01
Target Australian Pacific Paper Products
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Unicharm
Sellers(s) Gresham Private Equity Fund
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Australian Pacific Paper Products

Dingley, Australia
DSG Pty Ltd, trading as Australian Pacific Paper Products (APPP) is an Australian manufacturing company supplying disposable absorbent products to local and overseas markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Unicharm

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1961
Sector Manufacturing
Employees16,464
Revenue 989.0B JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Unicharm is a manufacturer of baby and childcare, feminine care, health care, cosmetic, household, and pet care products in Japan and internationally. Unicharm was founded in 1961 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-30 The Hartz Mountain

Secaucus, New Jersey, United States

Hartz Dog & Cats toys, brushes, flea and tick control, dog pads, leashes & collars.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Gresham Private Equity Fund

Sydney, Australia

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 525M AUD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gresham Private Equity is the private equity arm of financial advisory firm Gresham Partners. Gresham Private Equity seeks buyout, growth capital, public to private, and buy and build investments in Australia and New Zealand. The Firm seeks transactions valued from $100 to $500 million. Target sectors include business services, marine, distribution, apparel, industrial products, communications, and consumer services. Gresham Private Equity was established in 1999 and is based in Sydney.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 10
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 6
Country: Australia M&A 4 of 5
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-30 Silk Logistics Group Pty

Derrimut, Australia

Silk Logistics Group believe that in order to meet the growing needs of customers in the marketplace it is inevitable that logistics service. Consolidation of five transport and logistics businesses.

Buy $200M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-06 Walker Technical Resources

Aberdeen, United States

Walker specialises in composite repairs to pipework and structural assets for the oil and gas industry.

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