Business Management - M&A

Graphic Arts Advisors has announced the sale of the Signature Food Boards brand and business to New Jersey-based Lamitech. Signature Food Boards was previously a division of General Die & Diecutting.

Flint Group has announced the acquisition of Advanced Color Systems, a manufacturer and distributor of water-based inks in North America.

New Direction Partners takes a look at Jarden Corp.'s acquisition of Visant Holding Corp. and Multi Packaging Solution's initial public offering.

WestRock has announced it has completed the acquisition of Cenveo Packaging, a leading provider of value-add folded carton and litho-laminated display packaging solutions.

There is no better feeling in business than coming to the end of a good year with the wind still at your back for another one. It’s a pleasure to be able to sum up 2015 in this way as we review how the year played out for mergers and acquisitions among printing and packaging companies.

BLUE Software has acquired Viki Solutions, a leader in online proofing and real-time collaboration software technology.

Graphic Packaging Holding, has agreed to the acquisition of Walter G. Anderson Inc., a folding carton manufacturer with a focus on the store-branded food and consumer products markets.

Fortis Solutions Group has acquired Smithfield Foods’ label printing plant, which provides pressure sensitive prime, promotional and thermal labels to a number of Smithfield Foods facilities, as well as third party customers.

Today is a great time to be a seller. It’s also a great time to be a buyer. It may be a little better to be a seller, but there are still plenty of acquisition opportunities for buyers out there.

It sounds like hyperbole, but it isn’t: 2015 was the best year of the century for mergers and acquisitions among printing and packaging companies.