Business Management - M&A

ePac Flexible Packaging announced the acquisition of Precision Pouches. Precision Pouches will become a part of ePac Chicago and will continue providing pouching services to new and existing customers.

No sale can succeed for the seller without a clear-eyed understanding of what the business is really — meaning really — worth. Here’s a primer on this essential subject.

Transcontinental Inc. has acquired Multifilm Packaging Corporation, a flexible packaging supplier specializing in piece-wraps and high-barrier laminates for the confectionery, snacks and dry foods markets.

Maxcess International has announced its fifth acquisition in the last four years, having recently acquired Componex, a supplier of dead shaft idler technology, based in Edgerton, Wis.

With the forthcoming combination of Goss International's and manroland web systems' printing press businesses, Contiweb, a specialist in state-of-the-art technologies for advanced drying and web-handling products for printing, has announced its plan to formalize its separation and operate as an independent company.

Two major web offset press suppliers have announced their intent to combine their complementary businesses. Goss International and manroland web systems are expected to complete a merger of their printing press businesses by mid-2018.

Peter Schaefer, a partner with printing industry M&A and investment banking firm New Direction Partners, describes the recent Cenveo Chapter 11 bankruptcy announcement and how it will impact the company, its suppliers and future contracts.

WS Packaging Group, based in Green Bay, Wis., has been acquired by Platinum Equity. The company was previously part of J.W. Childs Associates, L.P. WS Packaging provides labels and packaging solutions for the food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, and pharmaceutical markets.

After several weeks of speculation, Xerox Corp. and Fujifilm Holdings announced a $6.1 billion transaction to combine Xerox and their longstanding Fuji Xerox joint venture, creating an $18 billion company. Fujifilm will own a controlling 50.1% of the combined company, marking the end of Xerox as an independent company dating back to its founding.

After weeks of speculation, Xerox has confirmed that Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings will take over the office copier pioneer, ending Xerox's 115 years as an independent company. The $6.1 billion deal will combine Xerox with its longstanding Fuji Xerox joint venture.