ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (NYSE: NWL) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Hardware business, which includes the Amerock®, Ashland®, Bulldog® and Shur-Line® brands, to Nova Capital, a specialist acquirer of corporate and private equity portfolios. The transaction is expected to close within the third calendar quarter, subject to certain customary conditions.
2013 sales for the Hardware business are estimated to be approximately $255 million. Gross proceeds from the transaction are expected to be $214 million, which includes the retention of accounts receivable. The company anticipates after-tax cash proceeds of approximately $175 million. Rothschild acted as financial advisor to Newell Rubbermaid on this transaction.
“The successful sale of our Hardware business will leave us with a focused, cohesive portfolio of brands in five core business segments, each of which have significant potential to grow through innovation, brand development and selective emerging market expansion. That’s the Growth Game Plan in action,” said Michael Polk, Newell Rubbermaid’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
About Newell Rubbermaid
Newell Rubbermaid Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products with 2012 sales of approximately $5.6 billion and a strong portfolio of leading brands, including Sharpie®, Paper Mate®, Rubbermaid Commercial Products®, Irwin®, Lenox®, Parker®, Waterman®, Rubbermaid®, Levolor®, Calphalon®, Goody®, Graco®, Aprica® and Dymo®. As part of the company’s Growth Game Plan, Newell Rubbermaid is making sharper portfolio choices and investing in new marketing and innovation to accelerate performance.
This press release and additional information about Newell Rubbermaid are available on the company’s Web site, www.newellrubbermaid.com.
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