Mergers & Acquisitions

Neenah to Grow Product Platforms with Its $120 Million Acquisition of FiberMark
July 22, 2015 at 12:13 pm

Neenah Paper has signed a definitive agreement to purchase all of the outstanding equity of ASP FiberMark from an affiliate of American Securities for $120 million. FiberMark is a specialty coating and finishing company with a strong presence in luxury packaging and overlapping technical product categories.

New Direction Partners' Stock Index
July 15, 2015 at 8:36 am

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

Visant Corp. Announces Sale of Phoenix Color for $90M to ALJ Regional Holdings
July 14, 2015 at 9:19 am

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.