Siris to Acquire 19.1% Stake in Agfa-Gevaert to Boost Digital Printing Partnership

Key Facts

1Siris announced its intention to acquire a 19.1% strategic stake in Agfa-Gevaert.

2The investment aims to build on an existing partnership to combine Agfa’s digital printing solutions business with Siris portfolio company EFI.

Siris announced its intention to acquire a 19.1% strategic stake in Agfa-Gevaert, according to GlobalNewswire. The investment aims to build on an existing partnership to combine Agfa’s digital printing solutions business with Siris portfolio company EFI, seeking to leverage industrial synergies between the two entities.

The move follows a previous agreement to combine Agfa's digital printing solutions business with Electronics for Imaging (EFI). Such strategic minority investments typically signal institutional confidence in the target company's long-term business prospects.