EFI - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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EFI M&A Summary

EFI has acquired 39 companies of its own, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

EFI’s largest acquisition to date was in 2005, when it acquired VUTEk for $281M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2024, when it sold Fiery to Seiko Epson for $591M. EFI has acquired in 13 different US states, and 11 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (57%) and technology hardware (19%).

EFI Ownership

Who owns EFI?

EFI is owned by Siris Capital Group. It was acquired on April 15, 2019.

Is EFI PE-backed?

Yes. EFI is owned by private equity investor Siris Capital Group.

EFI Business Overview

Where is EFI headquartered?

EFI is headquartered in Londonderry, New Hampshire.

What is EFI’s revenue?

EFI disclosed revenue of 1,015M USD for 2018 and 993M USD for 2017.

How many employees does EFI have?

EFI has 3,400 employees.

What sector is EFI in?

EFI is a technology hardware company.

When was EFI founded?

EFI was founded in 1989.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity41
    • M&A Buy Activity37
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 11
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13
  • M&A Advisors 4

EFI

Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

12 Innovation Way,
Londonderry, New Hampshire 03053
United States,
(603) 285-9800
www.efi.com

EFI is a provider of digital printing solutions. EFI's products include industrial super-wide and wide format, label and packaging, textile, and ceramic tile decoration digital inkjet printers. EFI's products are designed to automate print and business processes, streamline workflow, provide value-added services, and produce accurate digital output. EFI was formed in 1989 and is based in Londonderry, New Hampshire.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 35 - - 2 - - 37
vol $471M $471M
Sell (0.6/yr) # 1 1 - 1 - 1 4
vol $591M $591M
  41

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Fiery LLC 2024-09-18 591M USD Divestiture
Fremont, California · www.fiery.com
CADlink Tech. Corp. 2022-07-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Ottawa, Ontario · www.cadlink.com
Inèdit Software S.L. 2022-06-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Barcelona, Spain · www.inedit.com
EPS US LLC 2022-01-05 - Divestiture
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · www.eproductivitysoftware.com
Optitex Ltd. 2020-04-17 - Divestiture
New York, New York · www.optitex.com
BDR Boya Kimya San. Tic. A.S. 2019-05-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Bursa, Turkey · www.inkbdr.com
Escada Innovations Ltd. (Escada Systems) 2017-10-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Malton, United Kingdom · www.escadasystems.com
CRC Information Systems, Inc. 2017-05-08 - Divestiture
Scottsdale, Arizona · www.crcinfosys.com
Xerox - FreeFlow Print Server (FFPS) DFE Business 2017-02-02 - Divestiture
Norwalk, Connecticut
Optitex Ltd. 2016-06-16 53M USD Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.optitex.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 21 (57%) 78M (17%) 3 (75%) -
Technology Hardware 7 (19%) 373M (79%) 1 (25%) 591M (100%)
Information Technology 3 (8%) 21M (4%) - -
Internet Software and Services 2 (5%) - - -
Business Services 1 (3%) - - -
Chemicals 1 (3%) - - -
Electrical Equipment 1 (3%) - - -
Manufacturing 1 (3%) - - -
Total 37 $471M 4 $591M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 21 420M 4 591M
  California 6 - 1 591M
  Florida 2 21M - -
  Pennsylvania 1 25M 1 -
  New York 1 53M 1 -
  Wisconsin 1 - - -
  Washington 1 - - -
  New Hampshire 1 281M - -
  Michigan 1 40M - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Delaware 1 - - -
  Connecticut 1 - - -
  Arizona 1 - - -
Germany 3 - - -
United Kingdom 3 - - -
Canada 2 - - -
  Ontario 2 - - -
Spain 2 - - -
Australia 1 - - -
France 1 - - -
Israel 1 29M - -
Italy 1 23M - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Turkey 1 - - -
Domestic 21 (57%) 420M (89%) 4 (100%) 591M (100%)
Cross-border 16 (43%) 52M (11%) - -
Total 37 $471M 4 $591M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Daiwa Corporate Advisory Ltd. (DC Advisory)
1
UBS Investment Bank
1
Moelis & Co.
1
Legal Deals
Sidley
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $281M
< $100M 6 $190M
TOTAL $471M
Largest VUTEk, Inc.
$281M (2005-06-02)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $591M
TOTAL $591M
Largest Fiery LLC
$591M (2024-09-18)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
2 (5%)
Strategic(s)
14%
5 (14%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Strategic(s)
75%
3 (75%)

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