Mergers & Acquisitions

Print+Promo recently reported that Staples was in early-stage talks with a limited number of private-equity firms for a possible sale. It’s no secret that the Framingham, Massachusetts-based retailer has been struggling over the last five years due to...

After more than 90 years in business as an offset and digital print provider specializing in publisher reprints and other marketing materials, Michigan City, Indiana-based Foster Printing Service...

Wise, a leader in business document printing based in Alpharetta, Ga., recently announced the acquisition of Brandmark Inc., Anderson, S.C., effective May 1. The Wise division, operating under the brand and name of Brandmark, prints industrial labels for a variety of markets primarily in the...

Winbrook, Billerica, Mass., has acquired RPM, a 35-year-old Hingham, Massachusetts-based printer focused solely on providing New England banks and credit unions with printing, marketing and inventory control programs. In the rapid evolution of financial...

Electronics For Imaging (EFI), Fremont, Calif., has acquired privately held CRC Information Systems (CRC), a Reynolds and Reynolds company. Reynolds and Reynolds is headquartered in Dayton, Ohio. CRC, which is based in Scottsdale, Ariz., is a provider of business management information systems (MIS) for commercial printers and packaging label and forms printers throughout the U.S. and Canada...

Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant, Hicksville, N.Y., announced the acquisition of Private Label Executive Gifts, Campbell, Calif. This acquisition marks Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant’s fifth acquisition in the promotional food gifts category. Private Label Executive Gifts is a leading...

Deluxe Corporation, Shoreview, Minn., announced that, through a wholly owned subsidiary, it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the stock of RDM Corporation of Canada for approximately $70 million U.S. in cash, net of estimated cash to be acquired...

HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced the acquisition of the business of Catalyst Marketing Inc., a Seattle-based creative merchandise agency. “HALO was able to allow us to maintain...

If you’re a business owner, chances are good that you’re a driven individual. Many of us have had dreams of creating the next great entrepreneurial venture and becoming a rapidly growing success story. And there’s no doubt that our industry is a great place for that story to begin. But, there’s a hard truth to striking out on your own...

Ennis Inc., a top 50 supplier headquartered in Midlothian, Texas, has purchased yet another top 50 supplier: Independent Printing Company Inc. According to a press release, the company bought Independent and related entities in a stock purchase transaction that closed on Friday...