Business Management - M&A

All in the Family: A Strategy for Selling Closely Held Businesses
July 15, 2019 at 3:18 pm

Family-owned businesses are the backbone of the printing industry, but when the time comes for closely held firms to put themselves up for sale, family ties don’t always pull in a helpful direction. With the right strategy in place however, family-owned businesses can be involved in transactions that lead to beneficial results for all involved.

Private Equity Firm Finalizes Multi-Color Corp. Acquisition, Combines With WS Packaging
July 9, 2019 at 9:56 am

The combined label printing company, which will be known as Multi-Color Corp. and headquartered in Cincinnati, is a $2.2 billion enterprise with 86 plants in 26 countries and 10,000 global employees. WS Packaging is now a business unit of Multi-Color, but will continue to maintain its headquarters in Green Bay, Wis.

Succession Planning
June 19, 2019 at 10:06 am

Learn about the key elements of the plan to successfully transfer leadership and ownership of a printing and packaging firm.

Fortis Solutions Group Acquires Label Technology Inc.
June 4, 2019 at 12:36 pm

Fortis Solutions Group has acquired Merced, Calif.-based Label Technology, a flexible packaging, stand-up pouches and pressure-sensitive labels printer that serves the food, natural products, nutraceutical, cosmetic, and health and beauty end markets.

WestRock Acquires UBS Printing Group to Expand in Multiple Market Segments
May 7, 2019 at 11:10 am

WestRock Company is expanding its capabilities to support the beauty and personal care, nutraceutical and media industries with the acquisition of UBS Printing Group, Inc., a specialty printing and packaging company that manufactures high impact cartons, as well as related literature products.