M&A Deal Summary

Morisawa Acquires Occupant - Font Business Division

On September 15, 2017, Morisawa acquired publishing company Occupant - Font Business Division from Occupant

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Morisawa’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Morisawa’s 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-09-15
Target Occupant - Font Business Division
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Morisawa
Sellers(s) Occupant
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Occupant - Font Business Division

United States
Occupant LLC - Font Business Division is a provider of publishing services in US.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Morisawa

Osaka, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1924
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Morisawa, Inc. is a provider of language typefaces publishing services. Morisawa was founded in 1924 and is based in Osaka, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Occupant

United States

Category Company
Founded 2015
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Occupant LLC is a producer of typefaces but also publishes and sells books, including children's picture books and prints, among other items. There are a wide variety of typefaces designed by Cyrus Highsmith, including type that can be used for printing and can be displayed on screens.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1