LONDON, July 31, 2017 – U.S. private equity firm Resilience Capital Partners announced that
its UK print specialist DG3 Group (Holdings) Limited is merging its offset print operations with
London-based Leycol Printers Limited, which will expand its business and take advantage of the
huge market potential in digital and print marketing. As part of the transaction, Leycol Printers is
merging into DG3 (Diversified Global Graphics Group), a Resilience Capital Partners portfolio
company and global provider of digital and print marketing document management services and
compliance solutions.
Founded in 1978, Leycol Printers is an independent provider of high-end offset and lithographic
printing services to numerous clients in the financial and commercial print market. Gary Wilson,
who privately owns Leycol Printers, will serve as Director in a client-focused capacity once the
company becomes a division of DG3. Leycol Printers’ main operation in Bromley by Bow in
East London is in close proximity to DG3’s own 149-person operation in London, one of the five
operations centers the company maintains around the world in addition to its headquarters.
This acquisition is the ninth in the past year and the 15th transaction in the past two years by
Resilience Capital Partners, which manages in excess of $625 million. Funding for this
investment will come from Resilience Fund IV, which closed in October 2015 with $350 million in
investable capital. Financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.
“Like DG3, Leycol Printers is a highly regarded digital and printing partner to some of the
world’s most admired companies. With this merger, the company is well positioned to take
advantage of the huge opportunity, specifically in the rapidly growing digital solutions market,”
said Bassem Mansour, co-CEO of Resilience Capital Partners.
Steven H. Rosen, co-CEO of Resilience Capital Partners, said, “The complementary strengths
that DG3 and Leycol Printers bring to their new relationship will increase their competitiveness,
diversify their markets and strategically position them as digital printing processes become an
increasingly important part of the landscape. There is tremendous upside in this market for a
company with the reputation and capabilities that DG3 and Leycol Printers bring.”
“Partnering with a worldwide leader such as DG3 is a great opportunity for our clients,” said
Gary Wilson, currently the Managing Director at Leycol Printers. “The combined business will
position DG3 as one of the UK’s largest financial, commercial and fine art printing companies.
Together, as a one-stop shop offering digital print, mailing and cross-media capabilities, we will
be able to continue meeting our clients’ existing requirements and, at the same time, offer them
an extensive range of new digital products and services.”
DG3 provides client-centric, globally integrated digital document and print solutions to
organizations around the world. DG3 proprietary systems enable clients to improve workflow
efficiencies, share digital data more securely across networks and platforms and meet
compliance requirements from a host of regulators in different nations and different industries.
This transaction is the second printing industry acquisition by the Cleveland, Ohio-based private
equity firm in just 13 months, following the acquisition of DG3 in June 2016.
In April of this year, Resilience purchased certain assets from National Label, a 103-year-old
leader in the labeling industry. With those assets, Resilience established Lux Global Label
Company, one of the foremost producers of high quality, custom printed labels and other related
products and a world leader in design and innovation.
About Resilience Capital Partners
Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Resilience invests in niche-oriented manufacturing, value
added distribution and business service companies with sustainable market positions and a clear
path to cash flow improvement. Resilience targets platform businesses with $25 million to $250
million in revenues across a broad range of industries where it can improve a company’s
operations, competitive positioning and profitability. Resilience manages in excess of $625
million for its global investor base which includes pension funds, insurance companies,
foundations and endowments, fund of funds and family offices. For more information, please
visit www.resiliencecapital.com.
About the DG3 Group of Companies
DG3 is a leader in environmental responsibility, providing visual communications solutions in
strategic geographic markets including Boston, New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney
and Manila. DG3 provides its comprehensive graphic and interactive solutions to corporate,
financial services, and pharmaceutical firms worldwide. DG3 is a portfolio company of
Resilience Capital Partners (www.resiliencecapital.com). For more information on DG3, please
visit www.dg3.com.
About Leycol Printers Ltd.
Established nearly 40 years ago, Leycol Printers has evolved into one of the United Kingdom’s
leading printers, specializing in the best quality available to many market leaders and luxury
brands. The company employs a team of highly motivated and skilled personnel, achieving the
most demanding deadlines through flexible working practices. It regularly works with top design
agencies, galleries, corporate and luxury brands, developing long-standing relationships. For
more information, visit www.leycol.com.
Contact:
Constance N. Hubbell
The Hubbell Group, Inc.
(781) 878-8882
hubbell@hubbellgroup.com