M&A Deal Summary

Bowne Acquires Vestcom - Marketing and Business Communications Division

On January 3, 2006, Bowne acquired business services company Vestcom - Marketing and Business Communications Division from Vestcom for 30M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bowne’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Bowne’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bowne’s 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-01-03
Target Vestcom - Marketing and Business Communications Division
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Bowne
Sellers(s) Vestcom
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 30M USD

Target

Vestcom - Marketing and Business Communications Division

United States
Vestcom - Marketing and Business Communications Division services clients in the financial services, insurance, travel and gaming industries by providing solutions for the acquisition of new accounts, retention of existing accounts and growth in revenue per account.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bowne

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1775
Sector Publishing
Employees2,800
DESCRIPTION

Bowne & Co. Inc. is a provider of capital markets services, shareholder reporting services, marketing communications, and commercial printing services in the United States and internationally.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-09-01 Bowne Global Solutions

New York, New York, United States

Bowne Global Solutions, Inc. is a provider of IT services.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-07 GCom2 Solutions

Aston, Pennsylvania, United States

GCom is a provider of proprietary financial administration and reporting software and solutions to the global investment management industry.

Buy $45M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Vestcom

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Marketing
DESCRIPTION

Vestcom is a provider of technology-enabled shelf-edge media solutions to the retail and consumer products industry. The company offers an array of solutions including customized shelf-edge labels, branding and promotional content labels, and shelf-edge strips with product information. Vestcom was founded in 1996 and is based in Little Rock, Arkansas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-12-02 ELT

Tokyo, Japan

ELT, Inc. is a provider of in-store communications software solutions.

Buy -
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