Buyer for digital print solution company in Europe

• Revenue: 2-20 million EUR
• Employees: Not decisive
• Location of the target: Europe
• Reason for acquisition: The company is an international print technology solution provider. It has a strategy for growing its operations in Europe via acquisitions, therefore the management is open to speaking to interested sellers
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The buyer is a specialist in printing techniques and digital brand imaging that allows brand owners to increase the value of their brand assets. They provide a large range of solutions and services for all printing needs in an organization, solutions that cover both physical and online retail packages. The buyer has a tradition of providing printing solutions, the business has almost 100 years of activity. At present, the company’s services have the right combination of creative design and printing, ensuring customers that their expectations will be completely met. In this light, customers have numerous benefits such as reduced time to market, more efficient processes that lower costs, centralized control over the brand assets, and a higher quality of printed brand packaging. The company supplies some of the largest packaging print groups in Europe. The customer is offered full product lifecycle management and thanks to the high-class technology there are guaranteed measurable and predictable results that improve the brand’s impact and consistency. As a strategy for growth, the group uses acquisitions of other businesses in order to expand and consolidate the group’s operations. The management is looking to buy a company active in providing digital solutions for the printing sector. The target company should be located in Europe, ideally in Germany, and should have a proven portfolio of products.

The buyer company is part of a large international group with more than 400 million euros in revenue and business operations across the world. It has around 500 employees specializing in areas such as producing flexo printing plates, print management, packaging design, brand awareness, 3D Images, digital solutions, virtual reality, augmented reality, and animation. They offer integrated prepress solutions to brand owners, retailers, and printing companies from more than 10 countries. The team uses the latest technologies and raises the level of efficiency for solutions that address topics such as new pack development, brand quality, and consistency. The digital products delivered, the marketing strategies created, and the design and the customer experience offered to allow organizations to increase the performance of their brands.

The company’s digital solutions enable organizations to use their digital data to optimize efficiency and brand equity. The advanced software transforms the imagery inputs in order to maximize the potential of digital assets. In order to capture the customer’s attention and increase consumer engagement, the company supports its business clients with new tools that offer dynamism, character, and sound to the organization’s 3D assets. The software features developed by the team make it possible to link the digital content to the physical package which creates an incredible three-dimensional experience for consumers and enhances brand awareness.

The buyer is looking to acquire a company that operates in providing digital solutions for the print sector and is involved in activities related to:

• Printing and packaging
• Creative design
• Product lifecycle management
• Software development
• 3D Images
• Color management
• Virtual reality
• Augmented reality and animation

• The buyer company is a specialist in print technologies
• The buyer is part of a large international group
• The group grows by doing acquisitions and at present, is looking to buy a company active in providing digital print solutions