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EFI and Agfa DPS expect the arrangement to be completed by the end of the year. EFI and Agfa-Gevaert have agreed to combine Agfa’s Digital Printing Solutions (DPS) business with EFI, creating an industrial inkjet company expected to generate approximately €540 million (£468 million) in pro forma revenue in 2026. Under the definitive agreement, an affiliate of EFI owner Siris will hold a 60% interest in the combined company, with Agfa holding the remaining 40%.

Siris and Agfa will act as equal partners under the company’s governance structure. The transaction builds on a partnership established between EFI and Agfa in 2024, through which the companies gained access to each other’s complementary technologies and expanded their respective product offerings.

The combined business will serve thousands of customers in more than 100 countries, bringing together EFI’s Nozomi, Vutek and Reggiani platforms with Agfa DPS’s Jeti Tauro, Onset Panthera and SpeedSet Orca ranges. EFI’s portfolio includes single-pass technology for corrugated packaging alongside roll-to-roll, hybrid and textile printing systems, while Agfa DPS has particular strengths in display graphics, décor and packaging applications.

The new company will also draw on technologies spanning print engines, inks, software and workflow, supported by a global sales and service network. Pascal Juéry, CEO of Agfa-Gevaert, said: “Today’s announcement reflects our long-term commitment to digital printing and our conviction in the future of the industry. By bringing together Agfa DPS and EFI, we are creating a stronger business with greater scale, broader access and enhanced innovation capabilities.

Rather than continue as a standalone business, we are choosing to partner with Siris to unlock the next phase of accelerated growth for our DPS business while maintaining meaningful upside for Agfa’s stakeholders.” Frank Pennisi, CEO of EFI, added: “Our partnership with Agfa over the past two years has highlighted the strength of our complementary technologies, expertise and teams.

This combination is a natural next step that allows us to build on that momentum with a broader platform, accelerating innovation and expanding the solutions we can deliver to customers across industrial inkjet.” The companies said the combination is expected to create opportunities for cross-selling and provide greater access to new applications and geographic markets.

The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to employee information and consultation processes, regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

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- Digital Printer (UK) (2026-09-28) - Original article: EFI and Agfa to combine industrial inkjet businesses - https://www.digitalprintermag.co.uk/news/131792/efi-and-agfa-to-combine-industrial-inkjet-businesses/