Business Management - M&A
EFI has entered the high-growth inkjet textile printing market with the acquisition of Reggiani Macchine.
Matan Digital Printers, a provider of innovative technologies for superwide-format display graphics, has been acquired by EFI.
The remaining share of Gould Paper has been acquired by Japan Pulp and Paper. Gould is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JP Group.
Chances are, you haven’t been acquainted with Martin Stein. But his name may soon become synonymous with printing industry mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and others will undoubtedly follow. Stein is the founder and managing director of Blackford Capital, a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based private investment firm that acquires, manages and grows middle-marketing manufacturing, distribution and service companies.
Integrity Graphics, a commercial printer with digital, offset, and large-format capabilities based in Windsor, Connecticut, has acquired Excelsior Printing of North Adams, Massachusetts, for an undisclosed amount, reported CTNOW. "The Excelsior Printing and SeedPrint divisions enhance Integrity Graphics' strong presence in the Northeast and allow us to offer new services to our new Massachusetts clients, such as perfect binding and UV printing," said Joseph La Valla, president and CEO of Integrity Graphics.
Appleton Coated has entered into a sales partnership with New Leaf Paper to sell its Reincarnation line.
Leicestershire, England-based Vivid Laminating Technologies has entered into a distribution deal with DataBind for the United States.
All told, the content value chain represents a $1 trillion market—and printing is the least profitable piece of it. If the bulk of your revenue comes from printing, you have a major incentive to find new sources in areas of the value chain you are not currently addressing. With the right guidance and the appropriate systems and equipment, you can learn to leverage these lucrative opportunities.
John Hyde has been appointed as a director and member of Graphic Arts Advisors’ senior team.
Joseph Morgan tells employees he will be stepping down from his role as chief executive at Standard Register.