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Alyrick BV launches its mandatory public takeover bid  on smartphoto group NV Acquisitions News 

Alyrick BV launches its mandatory public takeover bid  on smartphoto group NV

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Smartphoto group NV announces Alyrick BV is launching its previously announced mandatory public takeover bid for all shares in Smartphoto not already held by Alyrick or its affiliates. Back in March, the Smartphoto board of directors has taken note of the sale by shareholders Shopinvest NV and De Vleterbeek NV of their respective shareholdings in smartphoto group NV (amounting to 18.24% in total) to Alyrick BV... Read More
Epson invests in startup Gosan Tech, developer of industrial inkjet systems Acquisitions News 

Epson invests in startup Gosan Tech, developer of industrial inkjet systems

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Seiko Epson Corp. and Epson X Investment Corp. recently invested in Gosan Tech Co., Ltd. through a joint fund, the EP-GB L.P. Gosan Tech is a South Korean startup with inkjet technology that can be used in a variety of industrial fields. Founded in 2015, Gosan Tech has developed and sells inkjet systems for fabricating organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays.... Read More
Fresh Vine Wine, Inc. to change name to Amaze Holdings, Inc. and ticker symbol to AMZE Acquisitions News 

Fresh Vine Wine, Inc. to change name to Amaze Holdings, Inc. and ticker symbol to AMZE

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Fresh Vine Wine, Inc. announced it will change its official corporate name to Amaze Holdings, Inc. following the acquisition of Amaze Software Inc. The company’s common stock will trade under the new ticker symbol “AMZE” on the NYSE American exchange beginning March 24, 2025. “The transition to AMZE is more than a symbol-it’s a statement of our commitment to creators and... Read More
Claranova enters into exclusive discussions for potential sale of its PlanetArt Division Acquisitions News 

Claranova enters into exclusive discussions for potential sale of its PlanetArt Division

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Claranova announced the company has entered into exclusive discussions with General Atlantic Credit’s Atlantic Park fund and the management team of PlanetArt for the potential sale of its PlanetArt division. This potential transaction would value the division at approximately $160 million US on a cash-free, debt-free basis (or approximately US $180 million of equity value, including excess cash and intercompany... Read More
Australian Photography: Momento Photo Books’ assets acquired by Melbourne’s Photobookshop.com Acquisitions News 

Australian Photography: Momento Photo Books’ assets acquired by Melbourne’s Photobookshop.com

GaryPageau
Australian Photography reports the assets of now defunct photo book publishing company Momento Photo Books have been purchased by Melbourne photo printing company photobookshop.com. Speaking to AP, Photobookshop owner Peter Thomas said the opportunity to buy the company’s assets came after an attempt to buy Momento following its closure in June last year. “We wanted to buy the business once... Read More
Smartphoto group acquires System Insight Holdings Acquisitions 

Smartphoto group acquires System Insight Holdings

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Smartphoto group, the Belgian e-commerce group and personalized photography products and gifts company, announced the acquisition of System Insight Holdings, a well-established U.K. company specializing in event and souvenir photography under the commercial name Image Insight. With this acquisition, smartphoto adds a valuable new component to its growing B2B division, strengthening our commitment to capturing and preserving life’s most memorable... Read More
Getty Images/Shutterstock to merge Acquisitions News 

Getty Images/Shutterstock to merge

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Getty Images Holdings, Inc. and Shutterstock announced that the two stock-content giants entered a definitive merger agreement. The combined company, which would have an enterprise value of approximately $3.7 billion, will be named Getty Images Holdings, Inc. and continue trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “GETY”. As a combined company, Getty Images and Shutterstock will... Read More
Yearbook printer Walsworth acquires print-on-demand company Documation Acquisitions News 

Yearbook printer Walsworth acquires print-on-demand company Documation

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Yearbook and book printer Walsworth, a family-owned company based in Marceline, Missouri, announced that it would acquire on-demand printer Documation, bringing it into the Walsworth brand. Terms weren’t disclosed. Documation will be renamed Walsworth – Eau Claire, and will be Walsworth’s eighth facility, joining the company’s locations in Marceline, Brookfield, and Fulton, Missouri; Overland Park, Kansas; Saint Joseph, Michigan; and... Read More
Xerox to acquire Lexmark for $1.5 billion Acquisitions News 

Xerox to acquire Lexmark for $1.5 billion

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Xerox Holdings Corp. announced it has agreed to acquire Lexmark International, Inc., from Ninestar Corp., PAG Asia Capital, and Shanghai Shouda Investment Centre in a deal valued at $1.5 billion, inclusive of assumed liabilities. This acquisition will strengthen the Xerox core print portfolio and build a broader global print and managed print services business better suited to meet the evolving... Read More
YourArt acquires Artmajeur Acquisitions News 

YourArt acquires Artmajeur

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  Maurice Lévy, who founded YourArt in 2023, has acquired a majority holding in Artmajeur, an online art platform created in 2000. Terms weren’t disclosed. This new platform, named ArtMajeur by YourArt, will bring together more than 3.6 million artworks, 13,000 artists, and almost 700 galleries. The new company operates in 78 countries – not only in France, other European... Read More
Pixami acquired by Nationwide Studios Acquisitions Investments 

Pixami acquired by Nationwide Studios

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Nationwide Studios Inc. (NWS), the parent company to Legacy Studios, Legacy Yearbooks, and Teddy Bear Portraits, announced the acquisition of Pixami, Inc., the leading provider of online yearbook software in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Terms weren’t disclosed. In the press release, the company said, “Pixami will join the Nationwide family of companies, playing a key role... Read More
Advertek commemorates 25th anniversary, move to expanded facility Acquisitions Feature News 

Advertek commemorates 25th anniversary, move to expanded facility

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Advertek Inc. recently commemorated its 25th anniversary and its move to its single 77,000-square-foot facility with an open house celebration attended by business leaders, vendor partners, and customers. In June, Advertek announced the acquisition of Custom Colour Imaging (CCI), a Toronto-based photo lab and print-on-demand company. As part of the acquisition, Advertek’s corporate offices, Print on Demand, Small and Large... Read More
Claranova to buyout PlanetArt minority interests Acquisitions News 

Claranova to buyout PlanetArt minority interests

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Claranova announces the acquisition of Société Commune Européenne de Participation (SCEP) by its subsidiary PlanetArt Holdings Inc., thereby enabling it to own 100% of PlanetArt LLC. The transaction is being financed by a €20 million loan obtained by Claranova Development SARL from Cheyne Capital on the same terms (interest rates, guarantees, acceleration clauses, covenants) as the €108 million loan arranged... Read More
FotoNation completes management buyout, returning company founders to leadership Acquisitions News 

FotoNation completes management buyout, returning company founders to leadership

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Imaging technology leader FotoNation has done now for the third time what other companies can’t do once: Complete a management buyout by the founders. FotoNation is a leading provider of ultralow-power, high-efficiency computer vision AI solutions, announced its founders have completed a management buyout of the company’s chip-level hardware, firmware, and imaging business. Terms weren’t disclosed. FotoNation LTD is an... Read More
Printful and Printify announce merger Acquisitions News 

Printful and Printify announce merger

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On-demand printing platforms Printful and Printify announced the two companies will merge. Both platforms, which are based in Riga, Latvia, will continue to operate as separate brands. The new combined company will be able to create a business providing greater product selection, broader geographic reach, and improving fulfillment solutions, according to a press release. Both the Printful and Printify brands will... Read More