De-evolution for eBooks Platform? – May 2015 M&A Activity

Also on the west coast, a much smaller player in the newspaper roll-up trend, Metro Newspapers in San Jose, California acquired The Pacific Sun which serves the San Rafael area. The parent company now publishes eight papers with a combined weekly circulation of 190,000.

Equipment

Swiss-based manufacturer of first-rate diecutting presses, the Bobst Group, acquired the Italian manufacturer of flexographic printing presses, Nuova Gidue, once again demonstrating the continued strength of the flexo printing process, especially in the packaging segment. Other recent deals have included Heidelberg’s acquisition of Gallus, the Swiss-based flexo press manufacturer, and KBA’s acquisition of Italy-based Flexotecnica.