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Amscan company history timeline

1948

In 1948 she incorporated the business as Amscan Inc. and within a few years was showing modest success, generating some $60,000 in annual sales.

1958

He became president and chief executive officer in 1958.

1960

Under John Svenningsen's leadership, Amscan moved to a new 600-square-foot facility in Tuckahoe, New York, in 1960 and began to increase the variety of party goods the company had to offer.

1977

Anagram was founded in 1977 by Garry Kieves and family members.

1986

In 1986, for instance, Party City was founded as a single 4,000-square-foot store in New Jersey.

1990

Trained as a printer, he headed product development since 1990.

1996

In October 1996 Amscan Holdings Inc. was formed as a holding company for Amscan and subsidiaries in preparation for taking the business public.

1997

In May 1997, after a 15-month battle with cancer, John Svenningsen died at the age of 66.

1998

1998: Anagram International is acquired.

2002

In June 2002 Amscan took steps to once again become a publicly traded company, filing a registration for a projected $180 million stock offering.

Later in 2002, however, management dropped its plans for an offering, opting instead for a refinancing agreement with Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., which extended the maturity of its senior debt facilities.

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