Agfa Gevaert Merged Digital Printing With EFI
The Belgian firm has combined its digital printing solutions unit with the industrial printer company.
Updated on Sept. 28, 2026 in Business Strategy
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Agfa Gevaert NV has announced plans to merge its digital printing business with Electronics for Imaging Inc. The strategic consolidation will result in Agfa holding a 40% interest in the newly combined enterprise.
Why it matters
The merger brings together two established players in the printing sector to integrate their respective hardware and software capabilities. By combining these business units, the companies seek to streamline their operations within the global industrial printing market.
Agfa Gevaert NV will retain a 40% ownership interest in the combined digital printing company. The transaction involves the merger of the Belgian firm's digital printer solutions unit with Electronics for Imaging Inc.
The players
Agfa Gevaert NV
A Belgian company that provides information technology and imaging solutions for the printing industry.
Electronics for Imaging Inc.
An industrial printer company that specializes in digital printing technology and professional color management.
Siris
A private equity firm that serves as the owner of Electronics for Imaging Inc.
The details
The transaction unites the Belgian printer IT company with the industrial printer manufacturer owned by Siris. This alignment is designed to consolidate their industrial printing assets under a single operational structure.
Timeline
The merger announcement was released on September 28, 2026.
Market Landscape
This merger follows the ongoing consolidation trend in the digital industrial printing market as firms seek to achieve greater operational scale. The move positions the combined entity to compete more effectively against rivals by centralizing R&D and hardware production.
Customers of both companies may experience shifts in product roadmaps or service support as the entities integrate their operations. The merger could eventually lead to changes in software licensing or hardware availability for industrial printing clients.
The takeaway
Large-scale corporate mergers in the printing sector often result in a streamlined portfolio of available industrial hardware and software tools. Clients should monitor potential updates to customer support and legacy product maintenance as the companies finalize their integration.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Bloomberg Business.
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