M&A Deal Summary

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Acquires Pro Line Printing

On February 27, 2008, R.R. Donnelley & Sons acquired retailer Pro Line Printing for 122M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is R.R. Donnelley & Sons’ 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is R.R. Donnelley & Sons’ 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is R.R. Donnelley & Sons’ 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is R.R. Donnelley & Sons’ 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-02-27
Target Pro Line Printing
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) R.R. Donnelley & Sons
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 122M USD

Target

Pro Line Printing

Pineville, North Carolina, United States
Pro Line Printing, Inc., produces newspaper inserts for retail advertising. The company operates plants in Arlington, Texas; Avon, Connecticut; Pineville, North Carolina; and (Charlotte) and Reno, Nevada.

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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 11 of 30
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 10 of 25
State (North Carolina) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 8 of 26
Year (2008) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-16 Cardinal Brands

Lawrence, Kansas, United States

Cardinal Brands, Inc. is a designer, developer and manufacturer of document related business, consumer and hobby products.

Buy $130M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-24 Bowne

New York, New York, United States

Bowne & Co. Inc. is a provider of capital markets services, shareholder reporting services, marketing communications, and commercial printing services in the United States and internationally.

Buy -
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