EFI, a world leader in digital controllers, superwide format inkjet printers and inks, and print management solutions, expects the transaction to close in late 2006, subject to certain closing conditions.
“Jetrion’s advanced technology and very talented team are great additions to our inkjet business and are a key element in fulfilling our strategy to expand our presence in the industrial inkjet market,” says Guy Gecht, EFI CEO.
“We are especially impressed with Jetrion’s packaging and label printing expertise, and we see this as an emerging market opportunity for digital printing given the increasing demand for short-runs, variable content and fast turn-around in these segments.
“In addition, the Jetrion and VUTEk development capabilities complement each other quite nicely. Combining EFI’s leadership in precision colour and intelligent, high speed Raster Image Processing (RIP) technology with the market-leading innovation of the VUTEk and Jetrion product lines will give us multiple opportunities to share expertise, benefiting all of our products,” says Gecht.
“We are excited to join the EFI team and be able to leverage their global reputation, vast industry relationships and financial strength to gain greater market reach and provide our valued customers with an even higher quality of service,” says Dr Kenneth Stack, president of Jetrion.
“Our customers and employees will also benefit from EFI’s culture of innovation and technical depth, allowing us to remain competitive and forward-thinking.”
The acquisition is expected to add between US$3 and $5m in revenues to EFI’s fourth quarter results with an immaterial impact on pro forma earnings. For the full year 2006, Jetrion is expected to post revenues of approximately US$16 to $18m. The Jetrion products are currently anticipated to show top line growth of 30-40 per cent in 2007 and again have an immaterial impact to pro forma earnings as EFI makes investments to expand the Jetrion product line and distribution.
Jetrion is headquartered in Michigan, and has approximately 50 employees. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Flint Group, Jetrion specialises in digital printing, providing a complete spectrum of industrial inkjet systems, custom high-performance integration solutions and specialty inks to the converting, packaging and direct mail industries.
The company is a pioneer in hybrid digital printing systems for several high-growth digital print segments, such as labels and packaging, which require variable printing capabilities, and recently announced plans for a full colour UV inkjet label press.
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