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Claranova signs agreement for PlanetArt sale Acquisitions 

Claranova signs agreement for PlanetArt sale

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Claranova announces the signing, on June 22, 2025, of an agreement to sell the PlanetArt division to an entity controlled by General Atlantic Credit’s Atlantic Park fund and the PlanetArt management team. The move transitions Claranova into a pure software publishing company in Photo, Utilities, and PDF products. Following exclusive negotiations initiated with General Atlantic Credit, the parties have entered... Read More
Alyrick BV meets takeover bid requirements for Smartphoto Group NV Acquisitions News 

Alyrick BV meets takeover bid requirements for Smartphoto Group NV

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Smartphoto group NV announced Alyrick BV revealed the results of the reopened period of its mandatory public takeover bid in cash for all outstanding shares in Smartphoto not already held by Alyrick or its affiliates. The mandatory reopening of the Bid commenced on 26 May 2025 and ended on 16 June 2025.  During the mandatory reopening of the Bid, 134,452... Read More
Alyrick BV brings total holdings of Smartphoto Group to 73% after initial offering Acquisitions News 

Alyrick BV brings total holdings of Smartphoto Group to 73% after initial offering

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Smartphoto group NV announced Alyrick BV revealed the results of the initial acceptance period of its mandatory public takeover bid in cash for all outstanding shares in Smartphoto not already held by Alyrick or its affiliates. During the initial acceptance period, 706,665 shares in Smartphoto were offered in the bid (or a total of 17.93% of the number of outstanding... Read More
Claranova sets June 27 for OGM to vote on sale of PlanetArt Acquisitions News 

Claranova sets June 27 for OGM to vote on sale of PlanetArt

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Following the recent announcement that PlanetArt parent Claranova was planning to sell the personalized products output business to focus solely on its software business, the company has announced the negotions with General Atlantic Credit’s Atlantic Park Fund and PlanetArt’s management team for the potential sale are progressing, but the terms and conditions have not yet been finalized.  Claranova’s objective remains to... Read More
Photoroom acquires GenerateBanners, launches Visual Ads Automation Acquisitions 

Photoroom acquires GenerateBanners, launches Visual Ads Automation

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Photoroom, the world’s most-used AI photo editor for e-commerce, today launches Visual Ads Automation, a first-to-market GenAI solution that turns entire product catalogs into fully branded ad creatives—ready for every channel and format. This launch is supported by the strategic acquisition of GenerateBanners, a startup specializing in automated image generation with precision text layout. This marks Photoroom’s first acquisition and follows... Read More
Xerox announces Lexmark execs joining leadership team Acquisitions News 

Xerox announces Lexmark execs joining leadership team

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As part of Xerox Holdings Corp.’s acquisition of Lexmark International, Inc., the company announced two Lexmark executives will join its Executive Committee at the close of the acquisition, expected at the close of the third quarter of 2025. Further strengthening the Xerox leadership team, Kim Kleps will serve as Xerox Chief People Officer, effective immediately.  The incoming Executive Committee members... Read More
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

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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

GaryPageau ,
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