M&A Deal Summary

Unilever Acquires Sundial Brands

On November 27, 2017, Unilever acquired consumer products company Sundial Brands from Bain Capital Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Unilever’s 21st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Unilever’s 18th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Unilever’s 3rd transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-11-27
Target Sundial Brands
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Unilever
Sellers(s) Bain Capital Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Sundial Brands

Amityville, New York, United States
Sundial Brands LLC is a skin care and hair care manufacturer, making quality products possible with natural, certified organic and ethically-sourced ingredients. Sundial Brands LLC was established in 1992 and is based in Amityville, New York.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Unilever

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1894
Sector Consumer Products
Employees148,949
Revenue 50.7B EUR (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Unilever is a multinational consumer goods company. Its products include food, beverages, cleaning goods and personal care products. Unilever was founded in 1894 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 35 of 45
Sector (Consumer Products) 21 of 29
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 26 of 35
State (New York) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 18 of 24
Year (2017) 8 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-02 Tazo Tea

Portland, Oregon, United States

Tazo Tea Co. is a manufacturer and distributor of ready-to-drink tea. Tazo Tea Co. was founded in 1994 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

Buy $384M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-14 Schmidt’s Naturals

Portland, Oregon, United States

Schmidt’s Naturals is a personal care company based in Portland, Oregon. Schmidt’s natural deodorants include award-winning formulas derived from plants and minerals. Its most popular variants include Charcoal + Magnesium, Rose + Vanilla, Lavender + Sage, as well as fragrance-free offerings.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bain Capital Private Equity

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 44.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bain Capital Private Equity (BCPE), is the private equity investment arm of alternative asset management firm, Bain Capital. BCPE targets leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions in a wide variety of industries including information technology, communications, media, healthcare, industrial/manufacturing, retail/consumer, and financial services. Bain Capital is based in Boston with additional offices in New York, London, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Munich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 111 of 147
Sector (Consumer Products) 4 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 31 of 40
State (New York) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 66 of 85
Year (2017) 19 of 19
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-14 Daymon Worldwide

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Daymon Worldwide is a provider of end-to-end retail marketing/branding services. Daymon provides expert global retail strategies and services that make the cash register ring. Company are global leaders in building successful private brands, and delivering high-impact experiential consumer marketing and in-store services. Comapny business network includes more than 100 major retailers and nearly 6,000 manufacturers in 50 countries. Company currently handle more than 1,700 brands and approximately 165,000 individual SKUs globally.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-05 daVinci

Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States

daVinci is a provider of prepaid solutions for global incentive and reward programs. daVinci offers robust corporate partner platforms that distribute both physical and virtual cards through leading-edge digital solutions where payments can be distributed via email, text message or product packaging. daVinci was established in 1996 and is based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

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