M&A Deal Summary

IVE Group Acquires Sema Operations Pty

On August 28, 2017, IVE Group acquired marketing company Sema Operations Pty

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IVE Group’s 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is IVE Group’s 4th transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-08-28
Target Sema Operations Pty
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) IVE Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Sema Operations Pty

Kingsgrove, Australia
Sema Operations Pty Ltd. is a provider of superior cross-channel solutions to Australian brands. SEMA deliver optimised and intuitive customer communications via a customer’s channel of choice. SEMA Operations was formed in 1980 and is based in Kingsgrove, Australia.

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Buyer

IVE Group

Homebush, Australia

Category Company
Founded 1921
Sector Marketing
Employees2,000
Revenue 959M AUD (2025)
DESCRIPTION

IVE Group is a vertically integrated marketing and print communications provider. IVE enables its customers to communicate more effectively with their customers by creating, managing, producing and distributing content across multiple channels. IVE Group was founded in 1921 and is based in Homebush, Australia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector: Marketing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 5
Country: Australia M&A 4 of 5
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-01 Blue Star Group Australia Pty

Homebush, Australia

Blue Star Group Australia Pty Ltd. is a Trans-Tasman communications group, providing sheetfed, digital and web printing, print management, direct mail, and national logistics operations. Blue Star was established in 1991 and is based in Homebush, Australia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-10-25 JacPak

Keysborough, Australia

JacPak is a packaging company specializing in the short to medium-run, fibre-based folding cartons segment of the Australian packaging industry. The company offers innovative, folding carton solutions for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), such as those for the food, freezer, dairy, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and pet care industries. JacPak was formed in 2004 and is based in Keysborough, Australia.

Buy AU$35M