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Watchfire Acquires Anthem Displays

The first such purchase since H.I.G. Capital acquired Watchfire earlier this year.

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1 year ago

October 24, 2022

Watchfire Signs (Danville, IL) has announced that it has completed the purchase of the assets of Anthem Displays, LLC (Elizabethtown, NC), according to a news release from Watchfire.

Anthem Displays has been engaged as a digital billboard manufacturer since 2014 and was previously held by Circle Graphics, per the release. The company has produced and installed over 350 digital billboards.

“We fully intend to support legacy Anthem products and will work with customers to ensure a seamless transition,” Steve Harriott, CEO of Watchfire, is quoted in the news release.

Key employees will be retained, and the products and services provided by Anthem will be integrated under the Watchfire brand, which is owned by an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital. This transaction represents the first add-on acquisition that Watchfire has completed since H.I.G. Capital acquired Watchfire earlier this year.

For more information, visit watchfiresigns.com.

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