Business Management - M&A

Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, Resource Label Group already employs more than 1,900 associates in the U.S. and Canada, and the full-service provider of label and packaging solutions is getting bigger.

The acquisition will enable an expanded geographic footprint, printing and embellishment capabilities, and an enhanced portfolio.

Label, Macaran, and W.N. Van Alstine have rebranded under a new group name and corporate identity: The NextGen Label Group.

Duraco Specialty Materials has acquired Strata-Tac, a manufacturer of pressure sensitive self-adhesive products and top coated films.

BOBST’s stake in CITO GROUP has increased to 90%, following the retirement of CITO Managing Director Jürgen Mariën.

Deal activity in April was at the lowest it’s been in more than 10 years. Yet, it’s too soon to tell if this is a staying trend.

BOBST has acquired 70% of the equity of Dücker Robotics. Dücker Robotics is a world leader in the use of robots in both loading and palletizing in the corrugated board sector.

In this Q&A, Scott Daspin, director of investment banking at Triad Securities, and Paul Marino, head of the Private Equity Group at Sadis & Goldberg, identify and explore three market conditions that are driving merger and acquisition activity in the packaging sector. 

Convergence, as demonstrated by early reprographers, is still eminent in modern-day printing companies and M&A activity.

Smart people always read the label first. Smart investors are reading the label printing market for clues to acquisition opportunities.