M&A Deal Summary

Ennis Acquires Independent Printing

On January 30, 2017, Ennis acquired publishing company Independent Printing from Bradford Equities Management

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ennis’ 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Ennis’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ennis’ 2nd transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-01-30
Target Independent Printing
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Ennis
Sellers(s) Bradford Equities Management
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Independent Printing

De Pere, Wisconsin, United States
Independent Printing Co. is a regional niche commercial printing company focused on a broad range of custom printing solutions.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ennis

Midlothian, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1909
Sector Consumer Products
Employees1,941
Revenue 420M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Ennis is a nationwide footprint with over 60 facilities across North America engaging in the print and manufacture of business forms, apparel and commercial print for the wholesale trade. Ennis was founded in 1909 and is based in Midlothian, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 13
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 13
State (Wisconsin) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 3 of 13
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-31 Special Service Partners

Neenah, Wisconsin, United States

Special Service Partners, Inc. is engages in printing and manufacturing tags and labels.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-15 Integrated Print & Graphics

South Elgin, Illinois, United States

Integrated Print & Graphics, Inc. is a provider of printing and graphics services. Integrated Print & Graphics is based in South Elgin, Illinois.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bradford Equities Management

White Plains, New York, United States

Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1974
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bradford Equities Management (BEM) is a private equity firm that acquires mid-sized, US based companies in partnership with management. BEM generally seeks companies with $15 to $75 million in annual revenues for platform acquisitions and a minimum of $5 million in revenues for add-on acquisitions. BEM invests across a broad range of industries and favors low-technology manufacturing businesses as well as specialty distribution companies. Prospective acquisition candidates may include privately-held corporations and divisions or subsidiaries of larger corporations. Bradford Equities Management was formed in 1974 and is based in White Plains, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 12
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (Wisconsin) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 12 of 12
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-12 United Brass Works

Randleman, North Carolina, United States

United Brass Works is a manufacturer of high-quality bronze, ductile iron, and carbon steel valves used in a variety of applications. United Brass Works was founded in 1910 ad is based in Randleman, North Carolina.

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