Tag: Coprorate acquisition

  • Heidelberg buys Gallus outright

    Heidelberg has increased its one third stake in the Swiss company Gallus Holdings, buying it outright.

  • EFI acquires Group Rhapso

    EFI has bought Group Rhapso S.A, a printing and packaging software solutions developer based in Les Ulis, France, which will help to further strengthen EFI’s packaging portfolio.

  • Stratasys grows through double acquisition

    Stratasys, which makes 3D printing systems, has entered into definitive agreements to buy two privately held companies, Solid Concepts Inc. and Harvest Technologies.

  • Google acquires Deepmind

    Google has bought the British firm DeepMind Technologies, which specialises in developing artificial intelligence solutions. The company was founded in 2010 by Demis Hassabis, Shane Legg and Mustafa Suleyman and has concentrated on deep learning algorithms, that allow machines to learn in a similar fashion to humans, using experiential learning. The company has been well-funded…

  • Konica Minolta buys stake in MGI

    Konica Minolta has bought a minority 10 percent stake in MGI Digital Graphic Technology. The deal has cost Konica Minolta €13.7m, which it says is part of a common long term vision to establish a stronger presence in the professional digital printing market. MGI will remain an independent company but both will collaborate on future…

  • EFI buys SmartLinc

    EFI has acquired SmartLinc, an American company that develops shipping software. This software allows users to select the best carrier for their shipments and can be integrated with other software systems. Thus MIS can automatically submit print jobs to SmartLinc software, which then tracks shipment status, cost and carrier information, and transfers this information back…

  • Xerox acquires Invoco

    Xerox has signed an agreement to buy the German-based company Invoco Holding GmbH once the customary closing conditions have been met. The move will strengthen Xerox Europe with German language customer care services, and give Xerox the chance to sell its solutions to Invoco’s existing customers. This acquisition follows Xerox’s similar customer care acquisitions in…

  • EFI acquires Metrix

    EFI has bought Metrix software, best known for its imposition technology. The Metrix team has joined EFI, including Metrix CEO and founder Rohan Holt, who is now director of EFI Metrix products. EFI will be continuing development and customer support activities for all of Metrix’s software products. Metrix’s technology offering will also expand to serve…

  • MGI acquires industrial print specialist Ceradrop

    MGI has bought Ceradrop, a French company based in Limoges, which dominates the French market for printed electronics and the printing of 3D components. Ceradrop has developed advanced equipment for printing both 2D and 3D ceramic and organic electronic components with high added value, such as antennas, Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display screens, electronic…

  • Xerox acquires LearnSomething

    Xerox has bought LearnSomething, a Florida-based provider of custom e-learning solutions and consumer education for the food, drug and healthcare industries. The acquisition broadens the services Xerox offers to these industries, providing retail companies with Web-based information programs that meet the regulatory, operational, continuing education and internal training needs of their diverse and widely-distributed workforces.…