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URW++ Acquired by Global Graphics (UK) for US$5M
Dave Crossland
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http://inpublic.globenewswire.com/2015/09/15/Global+Graphics+SE+Acquisition+of+URW+Design+Development+GmbH+HUG1952206.html
http://www.globalgraphics.com/investors/press-releases/2015/09/15/global-graphics-acquires-urw-design-&-development-gmbh/2015-09-15-URW-final-EN.pdf
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Chris Lozos
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September 2015
I hope they are in good hands?
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John Hudson
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September 2015
The two companies have had a long relationship, so it's not like being bought by competitors or an anonymous holding company. In some ways, the resulting company bears some similarity to Linotype-Hell: a combination of RIP and font company.
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