Mergers & Acquisitions

There’s a certain myth surrounding mergers and acquisitions (M&As). It’s this idea that when a larger company buys a smaller business, it does so with a “slash-and-burn” mindset—meaning that fear of job loss and change usually works its way into the minds of existing employees working within the company being acquired...

It’s Microsoft’s most ambitious move yet into the world of social tools: The software giant announced Monday morning that it would purchase professional social network LinkedIn for a cool $26.2 billion. How do you think the deal will affect your business or the way you use LinkedIn...

sgsco, a global leader in package production and related marketing services based in Louisville, Ky., has acquired Webb deVlam, an international strategic brand design and innovation firm. The Webb deVlam studios in London, Chicago and Singapore...

USA/Docufinish, Yorkville, Ill., has purchased Action Graphix, Yorkville, Ill. The acquisition gives USA/Docufinish an opportunity to expand further into all types of wide-format printing, including banners, wall graphics...

Last week, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan blocked Staples’ plan to acquire Office Depot for $6.3 billion, siding with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC argued that the proposed acquisition would violate antitrust laws, thereby reducing competition...

Telling your employees that you’re selling your company isn’t an easy discussion to have—but determining when to have that conversation can be just as challenging. The biggest decision usually lies in whether or not to bring employees into the dialogue early...

Data Supplies Inc. (DSI), a top provider of marketing communications solutions based in Suwanee, Ga., has announced an official name change to Smart Source. The Smart Source name and logo will now take over all signage, marketing collateral and company-wide branding...

Ennis Inc. has sold apparel division Alstyle Apparel LLC and its subsidiaries. In a bit of a twist, the Midlothian, Texas-based company has accepted a better offer from Montreal-based Gildan Activewear, and has terminated its previously announced sale agreement with another buyer...

The city of Dayton just scored a major victory. Last week, Taylor Corp. made a deal with the city, Montgomery County, Dayton Development Coalition, JobsOhio and the Ohio Development Services Agency to keep Taylor Communications Inc., the former Standard Register Co. operation, at its current location in Dayton, Ohio...

Grapevine Designs, Lenexa, Kan., an affiliate of A Brand Company, announced that it will acquire CR Promotions, a Kansas City, Missouri-based promotional product distributor. The acquisition will provide Grapevine Designs with new in-house sales and support team members...