M&A Deal Summary

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Acquires Courier Advisory Group

On October 21, 2015, R.R. Donnelley & Sons acquired transportation company Courier Advisory Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is R.R. Donnelley & Sons’ 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is R.R. Donnelley & Sons’ 24th transaction in the United States.
  • This is R.R. Donnelley & Sons’ 1st transaction in Tennessee.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-10-21
Target Courier Advisory Group
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) R.R. Donnelley & Sons
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Courier Advisory Group

Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Courier Advisory Group is a provider of managed delivery services that includes third-party logistics (3PL), scheduled and on-demand delivery, and managed courier services for a diverse array of industries.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

R.R. Donnelley & Sons

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1864
Sector Business Services
Employees33,000
Revenue 4.8B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to RR Donnelley's office in Warrenville, Illinois.
Entrance to RR Donnelley's office in Warrenville, Illinois.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons is a global provider of integrated communications. The Company works with customers worldwide to develop custom communications solutions that reduce costs, enhance return on investment and ensure compliance. Drawing on a range of proprietary and commercially available digital and conventional technologies deployed across four continents, the Company employs a suite of Internet-based capabilities and other resources to provide premedia, printing, logistics and business process outsourcing products and services to leading clients in virtually every private and public sector. R.R. Donnelley was formed in 1864 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 30
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 24 of 25
State (Tennessee) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 24 of 26
Year (2015) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-05 Courier

North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States

Courier Corporation is one of America’s major book manufacturers as well as a leader in content management and customization in new and traditional media. It also publishes books under two brands offering award-winning content and thousands of titles. Founded in 1824, Courier is headquartered in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-21 Precision Dialogue

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Precision Dialogue, Inc. is an analytics-driven direct marketing firm. The company improves ROI through the development of customer insights and implementation of personalized, multi-channel communications. Precision Dialogue was founded in 2011 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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