Agfa Sells Monotype; Lastra Plate Plant in Texas to Be Closed

MORTSEL, BELGIUM—Agfa-Gevaert has signed an agreement to sell Agfa Monotype, of Wilmington, MA, to Boston-based private equity investor TA Associates for $169 million. Agfa Monotype will change its name to Monotype Imaging.

Monotype Imaging is a leading provider of fonts and font-related software technology for the display and imaging of text.