M&A Deal Summary

Quad/Graphics Acquires Brown Printing

On May 30, 2014, Quad/Graphics acquired publishing company Brown Printing for 100M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Quad/Graphics’ 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Quad/Graphics’ 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Quad/Graphics’ 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Quad/Graphics’ 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-05-30
Target Brown Printing
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Quad/Graphics
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 100M USD
Advisor(s) BakerHostetler (Legal)

Target

Brown Printing

New York, New York, United States
Brown Printing Co. is a publishers and catalogers with premedia, printing, distribution, and integrated media solutions.

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Buyer

Quad/Graphics

Sussex, Wisconsin, United States
Category Company
Founded 1971
Sector Business Services
Employees13,000
Revenue 3.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Quad/Graphics is a provider of print and multichannel solutions for consumer magazines, special interest publications, catalogs, retail inserts/circulars, direct mail, books, directories, and commercial and specialty products with 50-plus print-production facilities on three continents. Quad/Graphics was founded in 1971 and is based in Sussex, Wisconsin.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 17
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 16
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 14
Year (2014) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-05 UniGraphic

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

UniGraphic, Inc. is a marketing communications provider, offering a wide variety of services, including full-service prepress; web-to-print and on-demand printing and finishing; digital, offset and large-format printing; full-service binding and specialty finishing; in-house mailing services; and automated, quick-turn kitting and fulfillment.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-03 Quad POS

Paris, France

Quad POS is a provider in the point-of-sale display industry. Quad POS is based in Paris, France.

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