M&A Deal Summary

HP Acquires MacDermid ColorSpan

On November 1, 2006, HP acquired technology hardware company MacDermid ColorSpan from MacDermid Printing Solutions

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is HP’s 15th transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is HP’s 43rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is HP’s 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-11-01
Target MacDermid ColorSpan
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) HP
Sellers(s) MacDermid Printing Solutions
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

MacDermid ColorSpan

Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States
MacDermid ColorSpan Inc., a leading supplier of UV-curable inkjet printers for display graphics, into the Graphic Arts organization within HP’s Imaging and Printing Group.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

HP

Palo Alto, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1939
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees58,000
Revenue 53.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
HP's corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, California.
HP's corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, California.

HP is the hardware successor to Hewlett-Packard Company. HP focuses on providing hardware, printers, and personal computing products. HP was founded in 1939 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 53 of 96
Sector (Technology Hardware) 15 of 22
Type (Divestiture) 5 of 7
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 43 of 76
Year (2006) 4 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-31 Voodoo Computers

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Voodoo Computers, Inc. manufactures notebook PCs and desktop PCs.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-11-07 Mercury Interactive

Mountain View, California, United States

The company provides business technology optimization (BTO) software and services in the United States and internationally.

Buy $4.5B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

MacDermid Printing Solutions

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Machinery
DESCRIPTION

MacDermid's products are used to print everything from paper cups to aluminum cans, from labels to boxes, and from envelopes to newspapers. Our Photopolymer Plates and Newspaper Plates provide exceptional solutions that deliver high quality graphic capabilities to all types of packaging and newspaper printing applications.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2006) 1 of 1
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