Staples sells SmileMakers to Oriental Trading
Client(s) Staples Inc.
Jones Day advised Staples Inc. in the sale of subsidiary, SmileMakers, Inc., a provider of popular character-themed children's giveaways and toys, classroom incentives and aids, official licensed sports apparel, party goods and gifts and novelty items to the dental, healthcare, education, and consumer end markets, to Oriental Trading Company, Inc., a portfolio company of Berkshire Hathaway.