M&A Deal Summary

WD-40 Acquires Lava Soap

On April 1, 1999, WD-40 acquired consumer products company Lava Soap from Block Drug Company

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is WD-40’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is WD-40’s 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1999-04-01
Target Lava Soap
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) WD-40
Sellers(s) Block Drug Company
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Lava Soap

United States
Lava Soap is a producer of heavy duty hand soap. The Company was formed in 1893.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

WD-40

San Diego, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1953
Sector Chemicals
Employees644
Revenue 591M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to WD-40's corporate headquarters in San Diego, California.
Entrance to WD-40's corporate headquarters in San Diego, California.

WD-40 is a global consumer products company focused on delivering solutions for a wide variety of maintenance needs of “doer” and “on-the-job” users. The Company's principal product is WD-40, a multi-purpose maintenance product which acts as a lubricant, rust preventative, penetrant, cleaner and moisture displacer. WD-40 was formed in 1953 and is based in San Diego, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 7
Country: United States M&A 1 of 3
Year: 1999 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-09-09 Solvol

Australia

Solvol is a producer of heavy duty hand soup.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Block Drug Company

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Category Company
Founded 1907
Sector Life Science
Employees3,000
DESCRIPTION

Block Drug Company is a pharmaceutical company specializing in dental care products.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 1999 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1995-11-21 Lava Soap

United States

Lava Soap is a producer of heavy duty hand soap. The Company was formed in 1893.

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