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clothing and consumer products
This page provides M&A benchmarks from the clothing
and consumer products sectors.
It covers -
consumer products
Consumer product landmarks include -
-
CVC buys Samsonite for US$1.7bn in 2007
- JW
Childs Associates sells American Safety Razor to Lion
Capital for US$625m in 2006
- Johnson
& Johnson pays US$16.6bn for Pfizer's consumer products
arm in 2006
- Reynolds
American agrees to acquire Conwood for US$3.5bn in 2006
- L'Oreal
agrees to buy Body Shop International for about £652m
in 2006
- Tommy
Hilfiger acquired by Apax Partners for US$1.6bn in 2005
- Kao
buys Kanebo Cosmetics for US$2.4bn in 2005
- Procter
& Gamble acquires Gillette for US$57bn in 2005
- Reckitt
Benckiser acquires Boots Healthcare International from
Boots Group for £1.9bn in 2005
- Koch
acquires Invista (Lycra, Stainmaster and Coolmax) from
DuPont for US$4.2bn in 2004
- Procter
& Gamble acquires Wella for US$4.5bn in 2003
- Newell
buy Rubbermaid for US$5.8bn in 1998
- American
Home Products acquires American Cyanamid for US$9bn
in 1996
- LBO
of RJR Nabisco for US$25bn in 1988
fashion
Fashion/clothing landmarks include -
- Nike
buys Umbro for £285m in 2007
- Luxottica
agrees to acquire Oakley for US$2.1bn in 2007
- TowerBrook
Capital Partners agrees to buy Jimmy Choo for £185m
from Lion Capital in 2007
- Iconix
Brand Group agrees to buy Mossimo for US$119m and Mudd
brand for US$88m in 2006
- Adidas
buys Reebok for €3.1bn in 2005
- Pinault-Printemps-Redoute
buys Gucci group for €7.2bn in 2004
toys
- Hornby
buys Corgi Classics for £7.5m in 2008
- Alpha
International acquires Revell-Monogram and Empire Toys
in 2001
- Mattel
sells The Learning Company in 2000
- Mattel
buys American Girl for US$700m in 1998
- Mattel
buys Bluebird Toys in 1998
- Mattel
acquires Tyco Toys in 1997
- Mattel
acquires Kransco in 1994
- Mattel
buys J.W. Spear & Sons in 1994
- Mattel
buys Fisher-Price in 1993
- Hasbro
acquires Tonka in 1991
- Quaker
Oats spins off Fisher-Price in 1991
- Tyco
acquires Viewmaster in 1989
- Mattel
acquires Corgi in 1989
- Acclaim
Entertainment acquires LJN from MCA in 1988
- Mattel
acquires Corolle S.A in 1988
- Milton
Bradley acquires Schaper in 1987
- MCA
acquires LJN for US$66m in 1985
- CBS
sells Ideal to Viewmaster International in 1985
- Kenner
Parker Toys spins off from General Mills in 1985
- CBS
sells Creative Playthings to Swing Design in 1985
- Revell
and Monogram merge as Revell-Monogram in 1985
- CBS
sells Wonder/Gym Dandy to Wonderline in 1985
- CBS
sells Child Guidance to Hasbro in 1985
- Hallmark
Cards buys Binney & Smith in 1984
- Hasbro
buys Milton Bradley and Playskool in 1984
- CBS
acquires Ideal Toys in 1982
- General
Mills buys Meccano and Dinky Toy in 1981
- CBS
acquires Gabriel Industries in 1978
- CBS
acquires Wonder Products in 1976
- Mattel
buys Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus in
1970
- General
Foods acquires Kohner Bros in 1969
- Fisher-Price
acquired by Quaker Oats in 1969
- General
Mills buys Parker Bros in 1968
- Tonka
acquires Kenner in 1987
- Mattel
buys Monogram in 1968
- General
Mills buys Kenner in 1967
- CBS
buys Creative Playthings Inc in 1966
- General
Mills buys Rainbow Craft in 1965
whitegoods
Landmark vacuum cleaner, toaster, oven, refrigerator and
washer deals include -
- Husqvarna
spins off from Electrolux in 2006
- Whirlpool
buys Maytag for US$2.6bn in 2006
- Electrolux
buys Australian manufacturer Email in 2000
- Electrolux
buys first white goods division of Thorn-EMI in 1987
- Electrolux
buys White Consolidated (Frigidaire, Gibson, Kelvinator
and White Westinghouse) in 1986
- Whirlpool
buys Mastercraft Industries in 1985
- Electrolux
buys Zanussi in 1984
-
Electrolux buys Gränges for SEK725m in 1981
- Electrolux
buys Husqvarna and Therma in 1978
- Electrolux
buys National Union Electric/Eureka in 1974
- Electrolux
buys Facit, Kreft, Siegas in 1973
- Electrolux
buys Wascator from Corona Group in 1973
- Electrolux
buys Flymo in 1968
- Whirlpool
buys KitchenAid division from Hobart Corporation in
1968
- Whirlpool
buys Warwick Electronics in 1966
- Whirlpool
buys Heil-Quaker in 1964
- Electrolux
buys Elektro Helios for SEK36m in 1962
- Whirlpool
merges with Birtman Electric in 1957
- Whirlpool-Seeger
acquires RCA's air conditioner and cooker operations
in 1955
- Whirlpool
merges with Seeger Refrigerator as Whirlpool-Seeger
in 1955Corporation; company acquires air conditioner
and cooking range lines of Radio Corporation of America
(RCA)
- Electrolux
buys Electrolux purchases Bohus Mekaniska Verkstads
and Penta in 1944
- Electrolux
buys Volta in 1934
- Upton
Machine Company merges with Nineteen Hundred Washer
Company as Nineteen Hundred Corporation, later Whirlpool
- Electrolux
buys AB Arctic in 1925
- Electrolux
formed through merger of Elektromekaniska and Lux in
1919
- Pacific
Electric Heating, Hughes Electric Heating and GE form
Edison Electric Appliance in 1918
- Westinghouse
Electric buys Copeman Electric Stove in 1917
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