Jostens Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1897

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 5,645

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Buyout/​LBO

  • Financing Rounds
  • 13

  • Investments
  • 14

Jostens General Information

Description

Manufacturer of recreational goods intended to serve the K-12 educational, college and professional sports segments. The company's products include yearbooks, publications, jewelry and consumer goods, helping students preserve the memory of their important moments.

Contact Information

Website
www.jostens.com
Formerly Known As
Visant Corporation, Visant holding
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Primary Industry
Other Commercial Products
Primary Office
  • 7760 France Avenue South
  • Suite 400
  • Minneapolis, MN 55435
  • United States
+1 (952) 000-0000

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Jostens Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Jostens Comparisons

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Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
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Jostens Competitors (2)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Varsity Brands Private Equity-Backed Farmers Branch, TX 0000 00000 000000000 00000
0000000 Private Equity-Backed Dallas, TX 0000 00.000 000000000 00.000
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Jostens Patents

  • 115

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 16

    Granted

  • 000

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

Jostens Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
CA-196419-S Ring Active 28-Jan-2020
US-D906155-S1 Ring Active 28-Jan-2020
CA-3102514-C System for managing exploration and consumption of digital content in connection with a physical article Active 24-Jan-2020 0000000000
CA-3102514-A1 System for managing exploration and consumption of digital content in connection with a physical article Active 24-Jan-2020 0000000000
US-20210232805-A1 System for managing exploration and consumption of digital content in connection with a physical article Pending 24-Jan-2020 G06V40/171 00
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Jostens Executive Team (16)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Michael Burgess Chief Executive Officer
David Huls Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
Florie Ellwein Chief Human Resources Officer
Ann Carr Chief Marketing Officer
Peter Lai Chief Digital Officer
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Jostens Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Jostens Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Jostens Investments & Acquisitions (14)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Color Optics 01-Jan-2011 0000000000 00.000 Printing Services (B2B)
Intergold 27-Apr-2010 0000000000 00.00 Accessories
Rock Creek Athletics 03-Feb-2010 0000000000 Clothing
Rennoc (Team Outerwear Business) 22-Jul-2009 0000000000 00.00 Clothing
Phoenix Color 01-Apr-2008 Buyout/LBO 00000 Printing Services (B2B)
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Jostens Subsidiaries (3)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Education Systems Education and Training Services (B2B) Sandy, UT 1981
Rock Creek Athletics Clothing Grinnell, IA 0000
The Neff Company Other Apparel Owatonna, MN 0000
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Jostens Exits (3)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Phoenix Color 01-Apr-2008 0000000000 00000 Completed
  • 3 buyers
Von Hoffmann 04-Oct-2004 0000000000 Completed
  • 3 buyers
FamilyEducation 27-Apr-1999 PE Growth/Expansion 0000 Completed
  • 6 buyers
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