M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2011-04-27 |
| Target | Photoworks |
| Sector | Publishing |
| Buyer(s) | Shutterfly |
| Sellers(s) | American Greetings |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
| Employees | 2,016 |
| Revenue | 2.0B USD (2018) |
Shutterfly is an Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service. Shutterfly provides products and services that make it easy for consumers to preserve their digital photos in a creative and thoughtful manner. Shutterfly was formed in 1999 and is based in Redwood City, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 10 |
| Sector (Publishing) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 1 of 1 |
| State (Ohio) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 2 of 10 |
| Year (2011) | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-25 |
Tiny Prints
Sunnyvale, California, United States Tiny Prints, Inc. is a web-based company comprised of two brands offering premium, personalized, social stationery, Tiny Prints and Wedding Paper Divas. Tiny Prints and Wedding Paper Divas provide simple, modern and unique stationery from birth announcements to baby shower and wedding and party invitations to thank you cards and holiday photo cards. |
Buy | $141M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-17 |
Penguin Digital
New York, New York, United States Penguin Digital, inc. is a company whose flagship product is an iPhone application called Mobile Photo Factory, or just “MoPho” for short. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1906 |
| Sector | Consumer Products |
| Employees | 7,000 |
American Greetings is a creator and manufacturer of innovative social expression products that assist consumers in making the world a more thoughtful and caring place. The Company's major greeting card lines are American Greetings, Carlton Cards, Gibson, Recycled Paper Greetings and Papyrus, and other paper product offerings include DesignWare party goods and American Greetings and Plus Mark gift-wrap and boxed cards. American Greetings also has one of the largest collections of greetings on the Web, including greeting cards available at Cardstore.com and electronic greeting cards available at AmericanGreetings.com. American Greetings was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and its products can be found in retail outlets worldwide.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 2 |
| Sector (Publishing) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 1 of 2 |
| State (Ohio) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 1 of 2 |
| Year (2011) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-02-01 |
Papyrus-Recycled Greetings
Chicago, Illinois, United States RPG designs, manufactures and distributes a humorous and affectionate line of everyday and seasonal greeting cards and other social expression products throughout the U.S. and Canada. RPG sells over 100 million cards to over 17,500 retail stores in the U.S. and Canada through most major channels of distribution including mass merchandisers, chain drug stores and supermarkets. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-04 |
American Greetings Corp - Strawberry Shortcake Brand And Related Assets
United States Strawberry Shortcake is a global brand with an impressive and diversified network of over 350 licensees.Strawberry Shortcake has a strong international business with two largest international markets are Brazil and France, where the brand is highly recognized as a local based brand, marketed as Moranguinho in Brazil and Charlotte aux Fraises in France. |
Sell | $105M |
