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Monotype Acquires URW Type Foundry

On May 18, 2020, Monotype acquired internet software and services company URW Type Foundry from Hybrid Software

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Monotype’s 5th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Monotype’s 3rd transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-05-18
Target URW Type Foundry
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Monotype
Sellers(s) Hybrid Software
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

URW Type Foundry

Hamburg, Germany
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

Monotype

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Sector Software
Employees696
Revenue 247M USD (2018)
DESCRIPTION

Monotype is a provider of typefaces, technology, and expertise that enable the best user experience and ensure brand integrity. Monotype provides customers worldwide with typeface solutions for a broad range of creative applications and consumer devices. Monotype is based in Woburn, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 14
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 5 of 7
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 4
Country (Germany) 3 of 4
Year (2020) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-27 Fontsmith

London, United Kingdom

Fontsmith is a major boutique type foundry with a complete font design and production service. Founded in 1997 by Jason Smith and known for creating fonts with a distinctively human character, Fontsmith is a truly international team of designers working from a studio in central London.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-29 Olapic

New York, New York, United States

Olapic, Inc. is a visual marketing platform for collecting, curating, permissioning, and showcasing consumer-generated photos across marketing channels. Olapic collects consumer photos and videos from social media sites including Instagram, Vine, Twitter and Tumblr to help brands and retailers significantly increase sales and marketing campaign performance by creating more authentic brand experiences. Olapic was founded in 2009 and is based in New York.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Hybrid Software

Cambridge, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Software
Employees277
Revenue 48M EUR (2023)
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 1
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2020) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-28 ColorLogic

Rheine, Germany

ColorLogic is a developer of an extensive portfolio of color profiling and conversion software. ColorLogic was founded in 2002 and is based in Rheine, Germany.

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