Esko to sell Kongsberg to PE firm
Richard Stuart-Turner
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Reseller relationships for Kongsberg tables would be transferred to the new company
The Belgian manufacturer, which makes integrated software and hardware products for the packaging, label and wide-format sectors, announced the planned sale yesterday (15 December).
It is subject to any applicable information and/or consultation with employee representative bodies under applicable local law.
The deal would include the original research and development facility in Kongsberg, Norway and the production facility in Brno, Czech Republic.
Mattias Byström, president of packaging and colour management companies Pantone, Esko, X-Rite and AVT, said the business is “concentrating our efforts on delivering end-to-end workflow solutions for our customers across the packaging supply chain: from brands to pre-media to packaging printers and converters”.