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Avery Dennison (AVY) to Acquire Mactac's European Business in EUR200M + Debt Deal

April 27, 2016 6:49 AM EDT

Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) announced a definitive agreement to acquire the European business of Mactac from Platinum Equity, a California-based private equity firm, for the purchase price of 200 million including assumed debt. With 2015 year-end run-rate revenues of 147 million, or approximately $170 million, and approximately 470 employees, the business is a leading manufacturer of high-quality pressure-sensitive materials, serving several high-value segments, including graphics, specialty labels and industrial tapes. Mactacs core product lines complement Avery Dennisons existing graphics portfolio.

The acquisition of Mactac Europe enhances our competitiveness in high-value graphics, where we have sustained above-average growth... More