M&A Deal Summary

UniFirst Acquires Arrow Uniform-Taylor

On September 19, 2016, UniFirst acquired apparel/textiles company Arrow Uniform-Taylor for 122M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is UniFirst’s 2nd transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is UniFirst’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is UniFirst’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is UniFirst’s 2nd transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-09-19
Target Arrow Uniform-Taylor
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) UniFirst
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 122M USD

Target

Arrow Uniform-Taylor

Taylor, Maryland, United States
Arrow Uniform-Taylor LLC is a uniform and FS service provider.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

UniFirst

Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1936
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Employees16,000
Revenue 2.2B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

UniFirst is a provider of workplace uniforms, protective clothing and facility services products in North America. The company partners who serve over 250,000 customer locations in 45 U.S. states, Canada and Europe from over 200 customer service, distribution, and manufacturing facilities. UniFirst was founded in 1936 and is based in Wilmington, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Apparel/Textiles) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (Maryland) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-09-02 Textilease

Beltsville, Maryland, United States

Textilease services over 25,000 uniform and textile products customers from 12 locations in six southeastern states, and also services a wide range of large and small first-aid service customers from additional specialized facilities.

Buy $178M