World Color Press Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1954

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 16,500

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 12

  • Investments
  • 8

World Color Press General Information

Description

Provider of commercial printing services. The company provides printing, copying of books, catalogues, direct mail, directories, magazines and retail inserts for retailers and other businesses.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Quebecor World
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Primary Industry
Printing Services (B2B)
Other Industries
Publishing
Acquirer
Primary Office
  • 999 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West
  • Suite 1100
  • Montreal, Quebec H3A 3L4
  • Canada

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World Color Press Valuation & Funding

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

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World Color Press Patents

World Color Press Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
CA-1050417-A Sheeter for use with printing press and adding provision for arresting, squaring and diverting of sheet Inactive 02-Oct-1975 00000000000
FR-2326364-A1 Apparatus for cutting and stapling sheets after printing a continuous sheet Active 02-Oct-1975 00000000000 0
GB-1544491-A Sheeter for use with printing press and having provision for decelerating squaring and diverting of sheets Inactive 02-Oct-1975 00000000000
JP-S52136011-A Sheeter equipped with device for checking* aliging* extruding sheets combined with printing press Pending 02-Oct-1975 00000000000
US-3994221-A Sheeter for use with printing press and adding provision for arresting, squaring and diverting of sheet Inactive 02-Oct-1975 B65H29/6627
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World Color Press 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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World Color Press Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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World Color Press Investments & Acquisitions (8)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Quad/Graphics 02-Jul-2010 0000000 00 Printing Services (B2B)
American Color Graphics (Print Facility Fixed and Certain Other Assets in Pittsburg, California) 20-Apr-2005 000000000 000 Buildings and Property
Helio Charleroi 01-Sep-2004 000000000 Printing Services (B2B)
Helio Charleroi 27-Sep-2001 0000000000 Printing Services (B2B)
Grupo Serla 09-Aug-2001 Merger/Acquisition 00.00 Printing Services (B2B)
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World Color Press Subsidiaries (1)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
World Color Press (Acquired 1999) Publishing Montreal, Canada 0000
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World Color Press Exits (2)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Helio Charleroi 01-Sep-2004 000000000 00000000 Completed
  • 00000 00000 00000
Helio Charleroi 27-Sep-2001 Merger/Acquisition Completed
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