Vistaprint Hits a Double with Global Acquisition Strategy – March 2015 M&A Activity

Commercial Printing
Edison Litho & Printing, a New Jersey-based printer known for large format offset printing, has acquired the Compass Display Group, a retail display company in Kennesaw, Georgia. In another deal focused on the retail graphic environment, California-based Federal Heath acquired DuraColor in Racine, Wisconsin.

FLM Graphics, a diversified commercial printer in Fairfield, New Jersey, announced that it was merging with another New Jersey firm, Paravista. The combined firms will operate out of FLM’s Fairfield facilty. In another announced merger, Teagle & Little of Norfolk, Virginia, will combine with AmeriComm. The combined companies are re-branding under the new banner, Centric Communications.

Paper

The FutureMark paper mill in Manistique, Michigan, closed in March. The mill was rescued in 2011 by the state with a loan that enabled its exit from bankruptcy at that time. The new owners were unable to secure adequate financing to keep the mill operating. The closure follows a spate of mill closings announced over the past year as the paper industry continues to adjust to declining demand for printing paper grades.