Add-on Acquisition • Internet Software and Services

Cimpress Acquires Pixartprinting S.r.l.

On April 2, 2014, Cimpress acquired internet software and services company Pixartprinting S.r.l. from Alcedo SGR for 127M EUR

Acquisition Context
  • This is Cimpress’ 2nd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Cimpress’ 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Cimpress’ 1st transaction in Italy.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date April 2, 2014
Target Pixartprinting S.r.l.
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Cimpress
Sellers(s) Alcedo SGR
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 127M EUR
Advisor(s) Altium Capital Ltd. (Financial)
BonelliErede (Legal)

Target Company

Pixartprinting S.r.l.

Venezia, Italy
Pixartprinting S.r.l., is a online supply of small format printing (magazines, catalogues, cards/postcards, stickers/adhesives, labels and tags, flyers, etc.), large format printing (high resolution pictures, posters, banners, displays, etc.), packaging, textile prints and much more.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Cimpress

Dundalk, Ireland

Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Business Services
Employees15,000
Revenue 3.4B USD (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Cimpress is a provider of printer and graphic design agency serving the small business and consumer markets. Cimpress’ portfolio of brands that include Vistaprint, Albelli, Drukwerkdeal, Pixartprinting and others serve many customer segments across many applications for mass customization. Cimpres was founded in 1994 and is based in Dundalk, Ireland.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 4 of 12
Sector: Internet Software and Services 2 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition 4 of 11
Country: Italy 1 of 1
Year: 2014 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-28 Webs

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Webs, Inc. provides online webdesign and hosting services.

Buy $118M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-02 Exagroup SAS

Mauguio, France

Exagroup SAS is a provider of web-to-print businesses in Europe that focuses on serving French graphic arts professionals and printers. Exagroup offers a very large selection of products to fuel creative expression by its customers, and provides white label marketing tools that enable professional resellers to fully own the relationship with the end customer.

Buy €92M

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Alcedo SGR

Treviso, Italy

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 279M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Alcedo is a private equity group focused on providing growth capital to mid-sized companies in Northern Italy. Alcedo generally targets profitable businesses with strong growth potential, established market positions, and operating in defensible markets. The Firm's target investment size is €5 to €25 million in businesses valued up €120 million. Alcedo will consider opportunities in a variety of sectors, with a preference for businesses producing luxury, design or branded goods. Alcedo was formed in 2000 and is based in Treviso.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 7 of 13
Sector: Internet Software and Services 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 4 of 6
Country: Italy 7 of 13
Year: 2014 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-25 Alpha Test

Milan, Italy

Alpha Test is a provider of university admission and other test preparation services. With a catalog, that includes more than 600 titles, 100 new editions per year, and 50,000 hours of lessons in 41 cities across Italy, Alpha Test is the Italian provider of preparation services for university admission and other tests for the academic and professional fields. The company is the only fully integrated player in the education sector, offering a complete range of products and solutions for the admission to faculties with a limited entry number. Furthermore, the company has recently launched an e-learning platform and also provides orientation services. Alpha Test was formed in 1987 and is based in Milan, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-19 EXA

Arezzo, Italy

EXA is a General Contractor specialized in luxury retail. EXA serves the most prestigious architects and brands dealing with the most challenging projects in many corners of the world. EXA was founded in 2005 and is based in Arezzo, Italy.

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