M&A Deal Summary

Stibo A/S Acquires Color Print A/S

On August 10, 2012, Stibo A/S acquired publishing company Color Print A/S from Polaris Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Stibo A/S’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Stibo A/S’s 1st transaction in Denmark.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-08-10
Target Color Print A/S
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Stibo A/S
Sellers(s) Polaris Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Color Print A/S

Vadum, Denmark
Color Print A/S is a specialist printing company in Scandinavia. Headquartered in Denmark, Color Print has grown steadily since its foundation and now operates in the commercial and advertising print market, using heatset and sheet fed printing processes.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Stibo A/S

Hojbjerg, Denmark
Category Company
Founded 1794
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Stibo A/S offers printng solutions for the publishers.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Denmark) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-04-03 Stibo Graphic Software

Aarhus, Denmark

Stibo Graphic Software is a provider to European directory publishers.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Polaris Private Equity

Copenhagen, Denmark

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 1.3B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Polaris Private Equity is a mid-market Danish private equity firm focused on buyouts within Denmark and Sweden. Polaris does not have any sector preferences, however the Firm looks for 'niche' businesses that exhibit growth potential and have the ability to lead their markets. Prospective companies typically have revenues of at least €20 million. Polaris was formed in 1998 and is based in Copenhagen.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 37
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 15
Country (Denmark) 7 of 25
Year (2012) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Balle, Denmark

Connected Wind Services Danmark A/S is a provider of service and maintenance of wind turbines and wind farms with activities in three business areas, service and maintenance, gear reconditioning and sales of spare parts.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-06 A-TEX A/S

Herning, Denmark

A-TEX A/S is a global provider of brand identity products, including labels, hang tags, packaging solutions and in-store decorations, for leading European and US fashion brands.

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