Business Management - M&A

CEO Bill Muir said trying to keep up with Wall Street’s quarterly report-sales-growth cadence made it difficult to manage the business.

The acquisition of EFI would be completed as an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.7 billion.

Signs.com announced will acquire Ferrari Color, a prominent large-format graphics provider in the United States.

This collaboration was launched as a result of customers asking Olympus Group & CGDI to meet demand for fast, large-format graphics.

LightBay Capital and Freeman Spogli & Co.  have partnered together, along with management, to acquire FASTSIGNS International, Inc. 

Minneapolis-based The John Roberts Co. group will keep HM Graphics’ 50-year old printing operation in Milwaukee open for business.

GMG Americas signed an agreement with Access, headquartered in Toronto, to become a dealer of GMG products throughout Canada.

M&A activity in the wide-format segment has been steady over the past 12 months, with some notable transactions.

Vector Media announced the expansion of its Double Decker bus fleet into the vibrant and burgeoning city of Nashville, Tennessee.

With this latest acquisition, Sandy Alexander further entrenches its commitment to servicing luxury and high-end brands with wide-format solutions. With a focus on promotional, brand support and signage for the retail industry, Signmasters has become a leading provider for in-store signage seen in department stores and malls across the nation.