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A Flurry of M&A Activity in the Ink Industry

Highlights include T&K TOKA’s acquisition of Van Son Printing Inks and a pair of moves in Brazil.

After a relatively quiet first three quarters of 2017 in terms of mergers and acquisitions within the ink industry, the past two months have been very active, headlined by Van Son Printing Inks being sold off in two parts to T&K Toka and Siegwerk. With an estimated $130 million in sales in 2016, Van Son was the 16th largest ink producer globally, according to Ink World’s Top International Ink Company Report. A family‐owned company headquartered in Hilversum, The Netherlands, Van Son has m...

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