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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

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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
Apple buys leading image-editing app company Pixelmator Acquisitions News 

Apple buys leading image-editing app company Pixelmator

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Apple Inc. has purchased leading image-editing app maker Pixelmator Team for an undisclosed amount, according to a company post. The company’s products include Pixelmator Pro, a professional image-editing tool, Pixelmator for iOS, and Photomator, a photo editor for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro. According to the blog post: Pixelmator has signed an agreement to be acquired by Apple, subject to... Read More
Chromaluxe parent UW Solutions announces acquisition by Apogee Acquisitions News 

Chromaluxe parent UW Solutions announces acquisition by Apogee

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Publicly traded Apogee Enterprises, Inc. announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire UW Interco, LLC (“UW Solutions”) from Heartwood Partners for $240 million in cash, subject to customary closing conditions. The transaction will close during the company’s fiscal 2025 third quarter. According to the Apogee press release: “the purchase price represents a multiple of approximately 8.5x UW Solutions’... Read More
Fiery to be acquired by Epson Acquisitions News 

Fiery to be acquired by Epson

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Seiko Epson Corp. announced Epson has agreed with affiliates of Siris Capital Group, LLC, including Electronics for Imaging, Inc., on Sept.19, 2024, to acquire all interests in Fiery, LLC, the leading provider of digital front-end servers and workflow solutions for the print industry. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions including required regulatory approvals. The acquisition is expected to close... Read More