Taylor - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Taylor M&A Summary

Taylor has acquired 8 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Taylor’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired Taylor Communications for $307M. Taylor has acquired in 5 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include consumer products (25%) and apparel/textiles (13%).

Taylor Business Overview

Where is Taylor headquartered?

Taylor is headquartered in North Mankato, Minnesota.

What sector is Taylor in?

Taylor is a business services company.

When was Taylor founded?

Taylor was founded in 1975.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity10
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Taylor Corporation

1725 Roe Crest Drive,
North Mankato, Minnesota 56003
United States,
(507) 625-2828
www.taylorcorp.com

Taylor Corporation is a global printing and marketing. Taylor helps millions of consumers celebrate events and milestones and enables businesses, including more than half of Fortune 500 companies, to express their brands and differentiate themselves in the marketplace. Headquartered in North Mankato, Minnesota, Taylor Corporation operates facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, U.K., France, India, China, Bulgaria and the Philippines.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 6 - - 2 - - 8
vol $307M $307M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
  10

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
DMR Creative Marketing LLC 2023-08-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Deerfield Beach, Florida · www.dmrcreativellc.com
Epoly Corp. 2023-01-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Naples, Florida · www.epolycorp.com
Current Media Group LLC 2015-12-04 - Divestiture
Colorado Springs, Colorado · www.currentcatalog.com
Lillian Vernon Corp. 2015-10-01 - Divestiture
Rye, New York · www.lillianvernon.com
Taylor Communications, Inc. 2015-06-19 307M USD Special Situations/Distressed
Dayton, Ohio · www.taylorcommunications.com
Neps LLC 2015-06-18 - Divestiture
Salem, New Hampshire · www.neps.com
Lillian Vernon Corp. 2008-04-04 - Special Situations/Distressed
Rye, New York · www.lillianvernon.com
Executive Greetings, Inc. 2004-04-01 - Add-on Acquisition
New Hartford, Connecticut
G. Neil Companies/ Centis 2003-05-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Sunrise, Florida · www.gneil.com
First Marketing Co., Inc. 1999-08-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Pompano Beach, Florida · www.first-marketing.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Taylor Communications, Inc. 2015-06-19 Staples Print Solutions 2016-04-18 1
Dayton, Ohio · www.taylorcommunications.com Framingham, Massachusetts · www.stapleseasyprint.com
Taylor Communications, Inc.    - WorkflowOne LLC 2013-08-01 3
Dayton, Ohio · www.taylorcommunications.com Dayton, Ohio · www.workflowone.com
Taylor Communications, Inc.    - Communicolor 1999-02-11 1
Dayton, Ohio · www.taylorcommunications.com Newark, Ohio

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Consumer Products 2 (25%) - 1 (50%) -
E-Commerce 1 (13%) - 1 (50%) -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (13%) - - -
Marketing 1 (13%) 307M (100%) - -
Publishing 1 (13%) - - -
Retail 1 (13%) - - -
Software 1 (13%) - - -
Total 8 $307M 2 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 8 307M 2 -
  Florida 4 - - -
  New York 1 - 1 -
  Ohio 1 307M - -
  New Hampshire 1 - - -
  Connecticut 1 - - -
  Colorado - - 1 -
Total 8 $307M 2 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $307M
TOTAL $307M
Largest Taylor Communications, Inc.
$307M (2015-06-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
38%
3 (38%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
2 (100%)

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