Business Management - M&A

Executing due diligence the right way means drilling down into every layer of the business being acquired, with no room for guesswork or assumptions.

Two well-known suppliers of web offset printing solutions have finalized their merger. manroland web systems and Goss International are combining their businesses and will be operating under the brand name of manroland Goss web systems.

AWT Labels and Packaging has acquired Citation Clinical Labeling Systems, a provider of clinical trial labels for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, clinical research organizations, and clinical packagers. The acquisition will strengthen AWT's presence in the global healthcare labeling market.

Resource Label Group, a provider of pressure-sensitive label, shrink sleeve and RFID/NFC technology for the packaging industry, announced it has acquired Paragon Label, a supplier of labeling solutions for the premium wine segment. Paragon offers a full range of flexographic and digital printing capabilities.

Quantum Design Inc. has acquired CTC International. CTC will join KTI, a fellow converting equipment manufacturer, in the Quantum Design family of products.

Amcor Limited and Bemis Company have announced that their respective boards of directors have approved an agreement in which Amcor will acquire Bemis in an all-stock transaction valued at $6.8 billion. Amcor CEO Ron Delia stated that Amcor is seeking growth in the flexible packaging industry in the Americas.

Bertram Capital announced the sale of WH Acquisitions, the parent company of Maxcess, to Berwind Corporation. Bertram Capital has completed five acquisitions for the Maxcess platform.

Inovar Packaging Group announced it has acquired Topp Labels, a custom manufacturer of pressure-sensitive prime labels and flexible packaging products.

Esko has announced its acquisition of BLUE Software, a label and artwork management software company, from Diversis Capital and Schawk Digital Solutions.

These experts will discuss the current M&A market, why it’s a good time for these transactions, and how long the market will be strong.