M&A Deal Summary

Mittera Group Acquires Earth Color

On September 29, 2017, Mittera Group acquired publishing company Earth Color from Ares Private Equity Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mittera Group’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Mittera Group’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Mittera Group’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-09-29
Target Earth Color
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Mittera Group
Sellers(s) Ares Private Equity Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Earth Color

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States
EarthColor is a service provider of prepress, sheet-fed, web-fed printing and bindery/finishing services, with operations in New York City and Florida. Earth Color was founded in 1982 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Mittera Group

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Category Company
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

The Mittera Group is a family of media companies focused on delivering customized multichannel communication solutions to local, regional, and national clients.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 5
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 5
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 5
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-01 J.B. Kenehan

Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States

J.B. Kenehan is a high quality sheetfed and web printer specializing in digest, slim jim, standard and custom sized books, catalogs, inserts and components.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-20 Fuse

Berkeley, Illinois, United States

Fuse LLC is a print-production powerhouse. Integrating advanced technology Fuse's vision is to reimagine the customer experience in that place where print meets technology. Fuse Team enhances efficiency and creates more personalized services for customers. Technology plays a supporting role in print solutions. The result is measurable and profound.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ares Private Equity Group

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 24.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ares Private Equity Group is the private equity arm of Ares Management, a global alternative asset manager. The Ares Private Equity Group specializes in opportunistic majority/shared control investments in under-capitalized middle-market companies. Ares looks for companies with strong franchises and attractive growth opportunities. The Group prefers to be the lead investor and will invest across the capital structure, including common equity, preferred equity, convertible equity/debt and senior debt. Areas of interest include business services, defense, healthcare, manufacturing, industrial, energy and consumer products and services. Ares Private Equity Group was formed in 2003 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 30 of 59
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 17
State: New Jersey M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 25 of 47
Year: 2017 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-24 ReCommunity Holdings

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

ReCommunity is a recycling, recovery and repowering company that is focused on dramatically reducing the volume of land-filled waste through conversion into useful products such as recycled commodities, low-carbon energy, ReEngineered Feedstock, biofuels, and other value-added recycled products. ReCommunity Holdings was founded in 2011 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-01 SVP Worldwide

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

SVP Worldwide is a consumer sewing machine company with market shares across all industry price points. SVP unites three of the industry's most widely recognized brands, Singer, Husqvarna Viking, and Pfaff, that successfully target distinct market segments. SVP Worldwide was formed in 1851 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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