Mergers & Acquisitions

Fortis Solutions Group LLC, Virginia Beach, Va., announced the acquisition of Anchor Printing based in Novi, Michigan. Anchor Printing is a flexographic and offset printing specialist providing shrink sleeves, flexible packaging and pressure sensitive labels across a range of industries including the paint, automotive, medical, food, beverage, health and beauty and chemical end-markets. "I have…

Benussen Deutsch & Associates (BDA), Woodinville, Washington, announced yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of consumer insight and merchandise innovations agency Idea Planet. The acquisition provides Idea Planet with expanded global reach by broadening access to additional sourcing, manufacturing and distribution channels...

Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Illinois, announced its acquisition of SEG Systems & Services effective May 17, 2022. SEG Systems, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, specializes in the engineering, design and manufacture of lightboxes, merchandising and display systems; and highly creative solutions to bolster brands...

In continuing its mission for growth, HCF acquired the forms businesses of FP Horak (Bay City, Michigan) in October 2021 and Dupli-Systems (Strongsville, Ohio) in March 2022. One of the acquisitions was brought to HCF by a mutual supplier, Jones shared, and the other was brought to them by one of their merger and acquisition broker partners...

H.I.G. Capital, a global alternative investment firm with over $49 billion of equity under management, has announced that one of its affiliates has completed the acquisition of Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC. Pixelle is a producer of specialty substrates for label products, food packaging, industrial applications, commercial and digital printing, and...

Smart Source, Atlanta, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Suncoast Marketing Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Suncoast was founded in 1977 and is ranked as the No. 1 distributor in Florida and top 35 in the U.S. Suncoast has established this position by consistently "Delivering Bright Ideas" through...

Zagwear, a branded merchandise agency headquartered in White Plains, New York, with offices across the globe, has acquired Arrow Promotional, a New York City and UK-based promotional merchandise company with a long list of top-tier clients. Financial terms were not disclosed...

HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Illinois, announced the acquisition of BrandVia, San Jose, California. "BrandVia plays a key role in building the brands of an elite list of major technology clients, including Salesforce, Adobe, LinkedIn, PayPal and Nvidia," said HALO CEO Marc Simon. "They have built a strong reputation based...

This time last year, the print and promo industry seemed poised for an explosion of M&A activity as the business fallout from the pandemic became clearer. Did it happen? Plus, things to consider if you’re buying or selling...

S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Illinois, has acquired TSF Sportswear. By acquiring TSF, S&S gains greater access to markets in the Southern U.S., while TSF's customers can now select from S&S's more than 100 brand offerings and benefit from a greater depth of inventory driven by S&S's nationwide network...