Business Management - M&A

Valco Melton has announced the integration of GMS and VanSco Products into a new subsidiary, GMS-VanSco.

AlphaGraphics North Austin acquired assets of Lone Oak Marketing, a design/marketing firm and printing/signage production facility.

M&A activity has picked up in every year since 2009, and that there’s every reason to believe the forward momentum will stay strong.

Barry‐Wehmiller is moving toward acquiring the Bielomatik group associated with the paper processing product line of Bielomatik Leuze.

Kevin Carmody, CEO of Standard Register, has resigned his position on the company’s board of directors, reported the Dayton Daily News.

The New Direction Partners’ Printing and Packaging Stock Index was compiled by Peter Schaefer, partner at New Direction Partners.

ALJ Regional Holdings has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of Phoenix Color—a manufacturer of book components, educational materials and related products—from Visant Corp. "Phoenix Color has been servicing the publishing industry within the U.S. for over 30 years and has formed lasting relationships with some of the biggest names in book publishing...We are excited to add Phoenix Color to our family of market-leading companies under ALJ," said Jess Ravich, ALJ's executive chairman.

The latest Target Report highlights Mergers and acquisitions for June 2015.

Learn why now is the perfect time to sell a printing or packaging company, especially considering factors from the past 12 months.

On July 1st, EFI made two announcements: One was the acquisition of the Israeli Matan Digital Printer, and the second was the acquisition of Reggiani Macchine. Both acquisitions are part of EFI’s stated strategy to invest and grow its product portfolio in adjacent markets and technologies.