Operating Company Consumer

Creative Brands

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Creative Brands is a distributor, importer, and manufacturer of gifts, home décor, and specialty products, operating multiple owned brands and providing national distribution and manufacturing capabilities.

Focus Areas
Gift wrap & packaging, Converted paper products, Seasonal/holiday products
Website
cb-gift.com

Tracked deals

6

6 tracked deals across 2022-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

6 buyout

Creative Brands Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for Creative Brands. 3 2022 1 2024 2 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Creative Brands
    Target
    The Gift Wrap Company
    Type
    Buyout

    Creative Brands, a subsidiary of CBC Group, has acquired The Gift Wrap Company, the oldest established gift wrap manufacturer in the United States (founded 1903). The acquisition broadens Creative Brands' product portfolio in seasonal and everyday giftware and will integrate The Gift Wrap Company's lines into Creative Brands' national distribution network while maintaining the brand's New England heritage.

  • Buyer
    Creative Brands, CBC Group
    Target
    C.R. Gibson
    Seller
    Gibson family
    Type
    Buyout

    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.

  • Buyer
    Creative Brands
    Target
    P. Graham Dunn Company
    Seller
    P. Graham Dunn Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
    Type
    Buyout

    Creative Brands, a Phoenix-based distribution and manufacturing firm, has acquired P. Graham Dunn Company of Dalton, Ohio. The deal transfers ownership from the company’s employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) to Creative Brands, which plans to expand P. Graham Dunn’s production and distribution capabilities and strengthen its marketing across retail channels.

  • Buyer
    Christian Brands
    Target
    Murphy Robes Company
    Seller
    Herff Jones
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    Christian Brands, a Phoenix-based distributor and manufacturer, has acquired Murphy Robes Company of Indianapolis from Herff Jones. The acquisition brings the historic Murphy Robes product line and manufacturing capability into Christian Brands’ portfolio to strengthen distribution, web presence and field/telemarketing sales to church and Christian retail customers.

  • Buyer
    Creative Brands, CBC Group
    Target
    Bella il Fiore
    Seller
    Maniss family (Suzanne Maniss)
    Type
    Buyout

    Creative Brands (a subsidiary of CBC Group) has acquired Bella il Fiore, a family-owned Tulsa-based maker of sleep, spa and beauty textiles focused on the specialty gift, spa and wellness markets. Creative Brands said the acquisition will expand its women's sleepwear and spa product offerings and leverage its distribution, field sales, telemarketing and web capabilities to grow the Bella brand.

  • Buyer
    Christian Brands
    Target
    Alfred Mainzer Greeting Card Company
    Seller
    Mainzer family
    Type
    Buyout

    Christian Brands, a Phoenix-based distributor and manufacturer of Christian products, has acquired Alfred Mainzer Greeting Card Company of Long Island City, New York. The acquisition brings the long-running, family-owned Catholic and Christian greeting card brand into Christian Brands’ portfolio to expand its product offering and strengthen distribution across retail channels.

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