Business Management - M&A

This week's episode includes information on potential U.S. port strikes, Epson's acquisition of Fiery, Cober's acquisition of WCD, Franchise Services' membership commitment, and new wide-format solutions from HP.

Cober, with headquarters in Kitchener Ontario, announces its acquisition of Alberta based West Canadian Digital Imaging (WCD) digital print and wide-format signage division.

Fiery announced that Fiery’s ownership has entered into an agreement with Seiko Epson Corporation (“Epson”) whereby Epson will acquire Fiery from Siris Capital Group, LLC (“Siris”, together with its affiliates, including Electronics for Imaging, Inc.) in a transaction valued at approximately $591 million.

NPARALLEL announces the acquisition of Atomic Props and Effects LTD, an industry pioneer known for its innovative prop and structure fabrication infused with emotionally intelligent technology.

This week on Wide-Format Weekly, print industry veteran Mark Michelson announces retirement, and passes the baton to Ashley Roberts; we explore the M&A outlook for wide-format companies; Forge Graphic Works in Portland, Oregon became the 1,000th customer to install Durst Group's workflow software; and we're just a few weeks out from PRINTING United Expo, register today if you haven't already!

Peter Schaefer, partner at New Direction Partners, discusses current realities for mergers and acquisitions activities in the wide-format printing segment, and presents key strategies companies should take in advance of selling.

As job shops grow, they tend to hit a ceiling of how much work can be performed with the staff and resources they currently have. Processes will need to be adjusted to think more broadly.

Thomas Printworks announced that it has acquired Triangle Reprographics, a full-service reprographics company in Orlando, Florida.

Nickelytics announces its recent acquisition of Signs Printing Solutions, a prominent independent print shop based in Miami, Florida.

Fedrigoni announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in POLI-TAPE Group, internationally recognized for the production of high-quality materials for graphic applications, including textile, signage, and digital printing.