sale to Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

Consumer
sale to Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

Summary

Baird served as the exclusive financial advisor to Elmer’s Products, Inc. on this transaction.

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Elmer’s Products, Inc. (“Elmer’s”), an affiliate of Berwind Corporation (“Berwind”), was recently acquired by Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (NYSE: NWL) for a purchase price of $600 million, subject to customary working capital adjustments. Baird served as the exclusive financial advisor to Elmer's.

Elmer’s, whose brands include Elmer’s®, Krazy Glue®, and X-Acto®, is the leading provider of activity-based adhesive and cutting products that inspire creativity in the classroom, at home, in the office, in the workshop and at the craft table. Elmer’s distributes Krazy Glue, a leading instant adhesive brand in North America, through a joint venture with Toagosei Chemical Co. Ltd. (“Krazy Glue” is a registered trademark of Toagosei Co. Ltd., used with permission.) Elmer’s is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Berwind is a fifth-generation, family-owned investment management company. Berwind holds a diversified portfolio of companies, including manufacturing, services and consumer products businesses and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Newell Rubbermaid Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products with a portfolio of leading brands, including Sharpie®, Paper Mate®, Rubbermaid Commercial Products®, Irwin®, Lenox®, Parker®, Waterman®, Contigo®, Rubbermaid®, Levolor®, Calphalon®, Goody®, Graco®, Aprica®, Baby Jogger® and Dymo®. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

For additional information about this transaction, please contact:

Nick Pavlidis +1 (312) 609-4977
Rob Rosenfeld +1 (312) 609-4971
Chris Coetzee +1 (312) 609-4913
Ryan Brunker +1 (312) 609-4679
Doug Henry +1 (312) 609-7016
Terry Huffine +44 207 667-8430
Consumer
sale to Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
Date
October 2015
Company
Elmer’s Products, Inc.
Transaction
M&A
Sectors
Consumer
Target Geography
North America
Acquiror Geography
North America

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