The Stevens Group (Elmhurst, IL), a full-service print management and marketing support company, has acquired Crystal Lake, IL-based CL Graphics, Inc., a printing and cross-media marketing firm. CL Graphics’ operations will be integrated into The Stevens Group’s Elmhurst facility. Graphic Arts Advisors LLC, (Mountain Lakes, NJ) a strategic financial advisory and consulting firm devoted exclusively to all sectors of the graphic communications industry, represented CL Graphics in the acquisition. Graphic Arts Advisors Director Mitch Evans served as lead advisor on this sale.
CL Graphics serves a number of niche markets, including nonprofits, libraries, and associations, as well as small and medium-sized businesses in a range of industries. Rick Schildgen, president and sole owner of CL Graphics, noted that he engaged Graphic Arts Advisors to find a suitable buyer for his firm in March 2017 and finalized the agreement with The Stevens Group on Aug. 1.
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