Creative Brands Acquires C.R. Gibson
September 15, 2025
Creative Brands, a Phoenix-based distribution, importing and manufacturing subsidiary of CBC Group, has acquired C.R. Gibson, a Nashville-based maker of memory books, stationery and gifting products. The acquisition adds C.R. Gibson’s four brands and broad retail presence (products sold at over 10,000 gift retailers across the U.S., Canada and the U.K.) to Creative Brands’ portfolio.
- Buyers
- Creative Brands, CBC Group
- Targets
- C.R. Gibson
- Sellers
- Gibson family
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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