Starleaton, recently expanded via the acquisition of DES, is delighted to announce that its foremost wide format media supplier, Neschen AG, has a new owner in Blue Cap AG, a listed Munich-based investment company with an established profile in the graphic arts sector.
Ben Eaton, CEO of Starleaton says: “We are very positive about Blue Cap’s acquisition of Neschen Coating GmbH and subsidiary Filmolux, effective December 1st. Blue Cap is not a typical private equity company in that it does not have exit strategies from the word ‘go.’ It invests in medium-sized companies driven by technology and
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| Ben Eaton, CEO of Starleaton |
improves and runs them for the long-term. It is also heavily vested in the printing and graphic arts market with its ownership of the Planatol Adhesives Company and Biolink UV acrylate adhesives plus Gämmeler post-press systems. Blue Cap is the perfect parent for Neschen.”
Former plant & production manager for Neschen, Kai Tittgemeyer (48), has been appointed as managing director of Neschen Coating GmbH. Neschen has an illustrious history and celebrated its 125-year anniversary in 2014. The company remains headquartered in Bückeberg, Germany. It develops and manufactures roll media, coatings and laminates used in the wide-format graphic arts disciplines plus films and papers used by Libraries, Museums, Galleries and Bookbinders for the repair and preservation of fine books and artworks.
Eaton says: “Neschen is a very important and long-standing supplier for Starleaton, which fits our passion for highest quality, reliable and well-backed materials for our customers. With Blue Cap as the new owner, I could not be more delighted about the stability and future for Starleaton and Neschen.”
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