IndustryHistorical briefing
Source date Embellence announces US$20 million Artscape deal for decorative window film
The February 2022 announcement included contingent consideration and mixed financing.
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Window film acquisitions, business deals and manufacturing investment. Read transaction summaries, historical context and original company announcements.
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IndustryHistorical briefing
Source date XPEL closed five North American acquisitions for about $20.1 million
The October 2021 package added distribution, installation and film-pattern software businesses.
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Source date Eastman completes PremiumShield business acquisition
The 2021 deal added automotive film patterns and an established installer network.
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Source date XPEL’s $30 million PermaPlate deal expanded dealership window-film operations
The May 2021 acquisition targeted a higher-volume segment of automotive tinting.
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Source date XPEL opened 2021 by announcing its Veloce architectural-film acquisition
The Houston transaction had closed on the final day of 2020.
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Source date Eastman sets out Dresden coating-line expansion
The 2020 plan targeted additional capacity for paint protection and window films.
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Source date Madico reported more than $40 million invested in its Florida headquarters
The 2019 update described a larger site, three coating lines and a research center.
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Source date Madico brings Canadian distribution operations into Madico Canada
The 2019 deal added locations in Ontario and British Columbia.
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Source date Avery Dennison adds Hanita’s specialty-film manufacturing business
The 2017 acquisition brought an Israeli producer and international distribution operations into the group.
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Source date Madico’s 2016 ClearPlex agreement followed a decade of manufacturing ties
The announcement covered selected assets, not an unrestricted claim about every seller obligation.
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Source date How SunTek joined Eastman: the 2014 Commonwealth acquisition
The completed deal added a Martinsville manufacturing operation and nine distribution centers to Eastman’s films business.
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Source date Eastman’s 2012 Solutia acquisition brought major window-film brands into its portfolio
The approximately US$4.8 billion deal covered a diversified materials business.