M&A Deal Summary

Hybrid Software Acquires URW Type Foundry

On September 15, 2015, Hybrid Software acquired internet software and services company URW Type Foundry for 4M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Hybrid Software’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Hybrid Software’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Hybrid Software’s 1st transaction in Germany.
Investment Fate
  • URW Type Foundry was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2020.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-09-15
Target URW Type Foundry
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Hybrid Software
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 4M EUR

Target

URW Type Foundry

Hamburg, Germany
website
URW Type Foundry GmbH is a design company focused on continually developing and marketing innovative font and software products. It is particularly successful in the area of corporate type development and production as well as a supplier of the so-called world or global fonts for OEM customers. URW was formed in 1972 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Hybrid Software

Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Software
Employees279
Revenue 49M EUR (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Hybrid Software is a developer of commercial graphic image software and digital inkjet printing. Hybrid Software digital inkjet technology includes press manufacturers such as HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Hymmen and Mark Andy. Hybrid Software was founded in 1986 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
Country (Germany) 1 of 2
Year (2015) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-05 Meteor Inkjet

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Meteor Inkjet Ltd. is a supplier of industrial inkjet printhead driving solutions. Working closely with all major industrial inkjet printhead manufacturers, Meteor supplies production-ready electronics and software to printer OEMs and print system integrators world-wide. Meteor Inkjet was founded in 2006 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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