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They’re Back… (Buyers of Commercial Printers) – December 2016 M&A Activity
Commercial printers are feeling the love from acquirers as their top line revenues increase, profits return and grow – at least that is true for printing companies that are able to demonstrate a high...
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WestRock Affirms Commitment to Paper – January 2017 M&A Activity
WestRock, the entity created by the merger of RockTenn and MeadWestvaco, enters the new year with a loud and clear affirmation of the company’s commitment to paper-based packaging. In a one-two punch,...
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Transformation of a Legacy Print Business – February 2017 M&A Activity
You might think that Deluxe, the leading printer of paper checks, is facing insurmountable headwinds as consumers (especially the millennial generation) abandon paper checks for electronic payment...
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View into the Future of Printing Process Control – March 2017 M&A Activity
Science and technology-based conglomerate Danaher, with multiple portfolio companies in growth segments such as dental products, life sciences, medical diagnostics, and environmental testing, added to...
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Legacy Printing Companies Fade Into History – April 2017 M&A Activity
The Printer's Devil - Signage in York, UKDartmouth; the name brings forth an association with history, tradition, quality, intelligence, excellence, and competitiveness. In the case of Dartmouth...
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Small Printers are Big Business – May 2017 M&A Activity
MBE Worldwide, owner of the international franchise system, Mail Boxes Etc., moved back into the United States with its strategic and decisive acquisition of PostNet. With over 300 stores in the US and...
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Family-Owned Newspapers Roll It Up – June 2017 M&A Activity
253 years (Hartford Courant), 205 years (New Haven Register), 166 years (Dispatch-Argus), 149 years (Sedalia Democrat), 130 years (Hearst), 130 years (Eau Claire Press Company), 127 years (Lee...
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Transformation and Rebirth – July 2017 M&A Activity
/ˌtran(t)sfərˈmāSH(ə)n/ – a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance. /rēˈbərTH/ – the process of being reincarnated or born again. LSC Communications, the spin-off from RR Donnelley, has...
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Williams Lea Tag is on the Move – August 2017 M&A Activity
Printing and marketing services companies should be prepared for a renewed onslaught on their large corporate accounts. One the world’s top print management companies, Williams Lea Tag, was just...
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Print Supply Chain Consolidation – September 2017 M&A Activity
Barry-Wehmiller may not be a familiar name in the printing industry, but nonetheless this serial acquirer is clearly committed to the business of putting ink on paper. Behind the scenes, the company...
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Transactional Print – Fertile Ground for Consolidation – October 2017 M&A...
As the millennial generation increasingly opts for “e-presentment” of monthly invoices and statements, companies that print these documents may find the ground underneath their business shifting as the...
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Transformation of Transcontinental – November 2017 M&A Activity
In what’s arguably the hottest segment in the printing related industries, flexible packaging, TC Transcontinental has announced the acquisition of Flexipak, a Montreal-based flexographic printer of...
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Will the Real Crane Please Stand Up?
Crane Currency, the venerable manufacturer of specialty papers used to print paper currencies for more than 50 countries around the globe, is being acquired by Crane Co., the global engineered...
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Impact XM Adds Gamification to Exhibits & Events – January 2018 M&A Activity
The acquisition of Endo Networks by AGI Partners’ portfolio company Impact XM brings interactive technology to the company’s services. These include design and production of trade show exhibits, event...
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Turning a Big Ship – Quad/Graphics Acquires Ivie - February 2018 M&A Activity
Quad/Graphics has been on a self-declared transformational heading as far back as 2012. In its latest iteration, “Quad 3.0” as the company calls it, Quad declares that its goal is to leverage its...
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Press Onward! - March 2018 M&A Activity
Archrivals Goss International and manroland web systems have agreed to merge their businesses. Both companies are manufacturers of full size web offset printing presses for the production of...
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Getting Flexible in Your Middle Years - April 2018 M&A Activity
A visitor to TC Transcontinental’s website is now greeted with the opening line, “TC Transcontinental is a leader in flexible packaging in North America …” That’s a bold statement from a company that...
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Corrugated Gets Glam - May 2018 M&A Activity
The CEO of DS Smith, commenting on the company’s most recent acquisition in the corrugated segment, noted “This is an exciting and fast-paced environment where we are experiencing strong momentum.”...
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What Did Not Happen - June 2018 M&A Activity
There was a marked decline in transactional activity in June in the printing, packaging and related industry segments. There are many possible reasons why reported M&A activity was down for the...
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If you Can’t Beat ’em, Join ’em - July 2018 M&A Activity
LSC Communications, easily the most active company on our deal log since LSC’s formation in 2016, announced an equity investment in MAZ Systems. The acquired company is a “content logistics” company...
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