Zurich\/Bern \u2014 The tradi\u00adtion-rich Sihl Group, head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Oster\u00admun\u00addi\u00adgen, Bern, in the port\u00adfo\u00adlio of the invest\u00adment company Equis\u00adtone since 2016, has acqui\u00adred Dietz\u00adgen Corpo\u00adra\u00adtion from Tampa in the US state of Florida. This will make the globally active specia\u00adlist for the coating and finis\u00adhing of papers, films and fabrics a leading supplier of coated high-end print media in the USA, where it will gain major logi\u00adsti\u00adcal advantages.<\/p>\n
Sihl can look back on well over a hundred years of company history and, with sites in Switz\u00ader\u00adland, Germany and the USA, specia\u00adli\u00adzes in the coating and finis\u00adhing of papers, films and fabrics for an inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal custo\u00admer base. The successful supplier of inno\u00adva\u00adtive premium coatings in the high-growth digi\u00adtal prin\u00adting market employs more than 350 people and supplies part\u00adners in a wide range of indus\u00adtries \u2014 from auto\u00admo\u00adtive to logi\u00adstics and tourism to pack\u00ada\u00adging. In mid-2016, funds advi\u00adsed by Equis\u00adtone acqui\u00adred a majo\u00adrity stake in the Group.<\/p>\n
With the subsi\u00addiary Sihl Inc. loca\u00adted in Fiske\u00adville in the US state of Rhode Island as a proces\u00adsing and distri\u00adbu\u00adtion center, Sihl has an alre\u00adady strong posi\u00adtion in the North and South Ameri\u00adcan markets. The product range extends from CAD media and synthe\u00adtic print carri\u00aders to prin\u00adta\u00adble wall\u00adpa\u00adpers and flexi\u00adble pack\u00ada\u00adging films. The invest\u00adment in Dietz\u00adgen, a well-known provi\u00adder of proces\u00adsing and distri\u00adbu\u00adtion services for digi\u00adtal print media such as papers, films and texti\u00adles, will now signi\u00adfi\u00adcantly expand the company\u2019s posi\u00adtion in the US market. The priva\u00adtely held company, foun\u00added in 1989, has an exten\u00adsive dealer network and is known for just-in-time deli\u00adveries nati\u00adon\u00adwide thanks to exten\u00adsive inven\u00adtory in six parti\u00adcu\u00adlarly conve\u00adni\u00adent loca\u00adti\u00adons. Its media brands Dietz\u00adgen (CAD and Repro appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons), Magic (Signage), Museo (Photo and Fine\u00adArt) and Vali\u00adda\u00adtion (Proof) are well established.<\/p>\n
Combine strengths with excep\u00adtio\u00adnal offer \u201cThis tran\u00adsac\u00adtion rein\u00adforces our vision of being the leading provi\u00adder of high-end coated print media in the U.S.,\u201d said Peter K. Wahs\u00adner, CEO of Sihl Group. \u201cCombi\u00adning Dietz\u00adgen\u2019s conver\u00adting, logi\u00adstics and distri\u00adbu\u00adtion capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties with Sihl\u2019s inno\u00adva\u00adtive products and level of service crea\u00adtes an excep\u00adtio\u00adnal offe\u00adring for our custo\u00admers. The new plat\u00adform not only allows us to drive growth in our estab\u00adlished markets, but also to expand our flexi\u00adble pack\u00ada\u00adging busi\u00adness in the U.S. thanks to Dietz\u00adgen\u2019s stra\u00adte\u00adgi\u00adcally loca\u00adted sites.\u201d Dietz\u00adgen Corpo\u00adra\u00adtion CEO Darren Letang also welco\u00admes the invest\u00adment: \u201cThis is a great move. Our combi\u00adned strengths create a unique oppor\u00adtu\u00adnity for both compa\u00adnies and their custo\u00admers. My manage\u00adment team and I look forward to the future in the Sihl Group.\u201d<\/p>\n Respon\u00adsi\u00adble for the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion on the part of Equis\u00adtone Part\u00adners Europe are Stefan Maser (photo<\/strong>), David Zahnd and Roman E. Hegglin. About Equis\u00adtone Part\u00adners Europe<\/strong> For more infor\u00adma\u00adtion, visit www.equistone.ch<\/p>\n About Sihl \u2014 SIMPLY THE BETTER SOLUTION For more infor\u00adma\u00adtion, visit www.sihl.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Zurich\/Bern \u2014 The tradi\u00ad\u00adtion-rich Sihl Group, head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Oster\u00admun\u00addi\u00adgen, Bern, in the port\u00adfo\u00adlio of the invest\u00adment company Equis\u00adtone since 2016, has acqui\u00adred Dietz\u00adgen Corpo\u00adra\u00adtion from Tampa in the US state of Florida. This will make the globally active specia\u00adlist for the coating and finis\u00adhing of papers, films and fabrics a leading supplier of coated high-end [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1366],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\nThe acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion of Dietz\u00adgen marks an important mile\u00adstone in the stra\u00adte\u00adgic deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of the Sihl Group and is also the first acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion since the parti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adtion of Equis\u00adtone. \u201cThis add-on invest\u00adment not only streng\u00adthens Sihl Group\u2019s market posi\u00adtion in the US quite signi\u00adfi\u00adcantly, but also impro\u00adves the frame\u00adwork condi\u00adti\u00adons for logi\u00adstics and distri\u00adbu\u00adtion at the same time \u2014 the bene\u00adfits for both sides cannot be over\u00adloo\u00adked,\u201d said Stefan Maser, Mana\u00adging Direc\u00adtor and Part\u00adner at Equis\u00adtone. \u201cToge\u00adther with manage\u00adment, we intend to leverage the addi\u00adtio\u00adnal tail\u00adwind and shared exper\u00adtise to drive growth and create syner\u00adgies not only in the Ameri\u00adcas,\u201d added Equis\u00adtone Direc\u00adtor David Zahnd.<\/p>\n
\nEquis\u00adtone was advi\u00adsed on this tran\u00adsac\u00adtion by B\u00e4r & Karrer<\/strong> (Legal CH, Struc\u00adtu\u00adring, Tax), Munich Stra\u00adtegy<\/strong> (Commer\u00adcial), Deloitte<\/strong> (Finan\u00adcial) and Wuersch & Gering<\/strong> (Legal and Tax US). The parties have agreed not to disc\u00adlose the purchase price.<\/p>\n
\nEquis\u00adtone Part\u00adners Europe is one of the most active Euro\u00adpean equity inves\u00adtors with a team of more than 40 invest\u00adment specia\u00adlists in seven offices in Germany, Switz\u00ader\u00adland, the Nether\u00adlands, France and the UK. Equis\u00adtone prima\u00adrily invests in estab\u00adlished medium-sized compa\u00adnies with a good market posi\u00adtion, above-average growth poten\u00adtial and an enter\u00adprise value of between EUR 50 and 500 million. Since its foun\u00adda\u00adtion, equity has been inves\u00adted in around 170 tran\u00adsac\u00adtions in the DACH region and the Nether\u00adlands, mainly mid-market buy-outs. The port\u00adfo\u00adlio curr\u00adently compri\u00adses around 50 compa\u00adnies across Europe, inclu\u00adding 20 active holdings in Germany, Switz\u00ader\u00adland, the Nether\u00adlands and Belgium. Equis\u00adtone is curr\u00adently inves\u00adt\u00ading from its sixth fund, which closed in March 2018 with \u20ac2.8 billion.<\/p>\n
\nThe Sihl Group is the leading quality supplier of prin\u00adta\u00adble media in the fast-growing global digi\u00adtal prin\u00adting market. The exten\u00adsive range includes inno\u00adva\u00adtive premium papers for photo and fine art prin\u00adting, large-format media for inkjet and laser prin\u00adting, as well as ther\u00admal paper and self-adhe\u00adsive products. Sihl also produ\u00adces coated papers and films for indus\u00adtrial appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. As a high-perfor\u00admance, inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnally active company, Sihl has crucial tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal know-how and broad, in-depth indus\u00adtry exper\u00adtise. The Group streng\u00adthens the market posi\u00adtion of its custo\u00admers with future-proof product solu\u00adti\u00adons and makes a decisive contri\u00adbu\u00adtion to impro\u00adving value crea\u00adtion with inno\u00adva\u00adtive, process-support\u00ading services. Sihl manu\u00adfac\u00adtures in compli\u00adance with all ecolo\u00adgi\u00adcal, legal, social and occu\u00adpa\u00adtio\u00adnal safety standards.<\/p>\n