M&A Deal Summary

3D Systems Acquires Xerox - Solid Ink Engineering and Development Business

On December 18, 2013, 3D Systems acquired engineering company Xerox - Solid Ink Engineering and Development Business from Xerox for 33M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is 3D Systems’ 1st transaction in the Engineering sector.
  • This is 3D Systems’ 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is 3D Systems’ 18th transaction in the United States.
  • This is 3D Systems’ 1st transaction in Oregon.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-12-18
Target Xerox - Solid Ink Engineering and Development Business
Sector Engineering
Buyer(s) 3D Systems
Sellers(s) Xerox
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 33M USD

Target

Xerox - Solid Ink Engineering and Development Business

Wilsonville, Oregon, United States
Xerox Corporation’s Wilsonville, Oregon product design, engineering and chemistry group and related assets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

3D Systems

Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Machinery
Employees2,032
Revenue 538M USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to 3D Systems' corporate headquarters in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Entrance to 3D Systems' corporate headquarters in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

3D Systems is a provider of 3D content-to-print solutions including 3D printers, print materials and on-demand custom parts services for professionals and consumers alike. The Company also provides creative content development and design productivity tools. 3D Systems' integrated solutions replace, displace and complement traditional methods and reduce the time and cost of designing new products. 3D Systems was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 47
Sector (Engineering) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 3
State (Oregon) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 18 of 28
Year (2013) 8 of 8
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-13 Village Plastics

Norton, Ohio, United States

Village Plastics, Inc. is a manufacturer of Thermoplastic Welding Rod and 3D Printing Filament dedicated to meeting all of your plastic fabricating and 3D printing needs. Village Plastics Co. was established in 2004 and is headquartered in Norton, Ohio.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-03 Gentle Giant Studio

Burbank, California, United States

Gentle Giant Studio is a provider of 3D digital data and is the first company to utilize digital data and 3D printing technology for the consumer products and entertainment industries.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Xerox

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
Category Company
Founded 1906
Sector Business Services
Employees18,700
Revenue 6.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Xerox office in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
Xerox office in downtown Chicago, Illinois.

Xerox is a provider of business process and document management services worldwide. Xerox was founded in 1906 and is based in Norwalk, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 9
Sector (Engineering) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 8
State (Oregon) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 8
Year (2013) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-13 CPAS Systems

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

CPAS Systems Inc. is a supplier of quality pension administration software solutions. CPAS provides advanced pension administration software for sponsors and administrators of single and multi-employer plans, as well as third party administrators and financial institutions.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-20 Invoco Holding

Hamburg, Germany

The invoco Group is the development and implementation of complex projects CustomerCare- and sales of specialized service providers. Our shop is the professional management of your customer processes.

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