Business Management - M&A

Elevated Color has been acquired by the Color Management Group. As such, it will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary.

American Roller has acquired C.R.E.W., a custom roll manufacturer located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

If this is truly the best seller’s market in years, and if you harbor any fantasies that revolve around converting your lifetime investment into a well-deserved, comfortable retirement, now is the time to enter the M&A fray. Three experts discuss the truth behind the M&A industry and what a realistic sale might look like today.

Condé Nast, Hearst Magazines have created PubWorx, a new, independent company. Al Perruzza has been tapped as president, CEO, PubWorx.

In a joint announcement, the board of directors of Idealliance and the board of trustees of Epicomm have voted to recommend the merger of the two industry associations to their respective memberships. In separate meetings last week, the boards approved the merger and both associations will now present the merger proposal to a vote of their memberships according to the regulations of their respective bylaws. Voting is expected to be completed by the end of February.

Luxembourg-based Flint Group has acquired Oregon-based Advanced Color Systems to expand its paper and board markets in North America.

The Lowe-Martin Group has concluded an agreement to acquire RP Graphics Group Limited. The acquisition takes effect on February 1.

Let’s review some headline-making deals to see what they tell us about valuation trends and growth strategies.

Under a new agreement, Graphic Packaging International will acquire 100 percent of the outstanding equity of Walter G. Anderson Inc.

In January, we look back at the entire year and humbly offer our general projections about the coming year.