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Buyer for a small printing company in Western Europe

Company to buy

• Size: small business
• Revenue: <1M EUR
• Location of the target: Western Europe, preferably the Netherlands or Germany
• Reason for acquisition: The management of the buyer wants to expand the Japanese business with an acquisition in Europe
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Overview of this buyer for a small printing company in Western Europe

A Japanese buyer reached out to us for help in the search for a suitable a printing or import/export small business in Germany or the Netherlands. The target ideally should have a valuation of around 500K EUR, the management of the buyer is although ready to consider any option.

Profile (strategy) of the buyer for a small printing company in Western Europe

This company looking for an acquisition is a printing company that has more than 90 years of history in the business. The company is based in Japan and specializes in digital printing or on-demand carbonless printing among with a much broader services portfolio. The company is oriented mainly at the local, Japanese market (so far). The company has a long-established trading record with the various institution and private clients. The company has a long tradition and very good references.

The buyer is not large yet, generates revenue of 2M EUR a year with good EBITDA margins, which enables it to think about potential acquisitions. If a suitable target occurs, the company is ready to start with the process, it would be the first acquisition of this buyer. The amount available for acquisitions is around 500,000 Euro, the project will be financed from its own funds with the help of the bank.

Activities and products of the ideal target of this buyer

The buyer is looking for a company, active in printing or similar activities, namely

• Printing
  
• Design
  
• Marketing
  
• Education
  
• System development
  
• Import/export (clothes, home goods, small merchandise etc..)
  

The buyer is open to any country in Western Europe, but preference is on countries such as

• Germany
  
• Netherlands
  
• Belgium
  
• United Kingdom
  

The buyer expects the target to be operating with around 10 or fewer employees, and to have a stable EBITDA between 10,000 - 50,000 EUR. The buyer intends to start with a small acquisition and then drive the company into further growth, with experience of the buyer’s management team.

 The planned acquisition process can start right away after finding a suitable target.

Highlights of the buyer for a small printing company 

• The buyer has a long-established trading record with the local government agencies & major companies which could bring benefits to the target
• The buyer has a long history and an established relationship with clients
• The buyer’s owners and management have experience with business in Europe and will be running the target company themselves

Information about this buyer for a small printing company in Germany or Netherlands

Feel free to contact us for more information regarding this printing company buyer or if you know possible suited targets. For more buyers of companies please visit the section companies wanted. For manufacturer companies for sale visit the section manufacturing companies for sale. Also, for more buyers in Germany region, visit this section.

Note: CFIE only works with formal companies. We do get a lot of requests and it is difficult to follow up on all inquiries from visitors to our website. For each company, we assess the likelihood of a future transaction. We only get back to you if we see a realistic opportunity to do a future acquisition or business sale. In order to increase your chances of receiving a reply as an individual, please explain as much as possible about your personal background, strategy and fit with the target. There is also a possibility that your details will be kept on file and we will get back to you once there is an opportunity to do a transaction. CFIE can’t guarantee you will receive an answer to your request.