FASTSIGNS International Acquires Sign Me Up Signs & Advertising
December 20, 2019
FASTSIGNS International, Inc. acquired Sign Me Up Signs & Advertising and will convert its seven locations (six on Long Island and one in New Jersey) plus a corporate office/production center to FASTSIGNS centers by February 2020. The deal expands FASTSIGNS' presence on Long Island to eight locations and Sign Me Up co-founder Bryan Schwartz will join FASTSIGNS as a franchisee.
- Targets
- Sign Me Up Signs & Advertising
- Sellers
- Sign Me Up Signs & Advertising, Bryan Schwartz
- Industry
- Marketing & Advertising
- Location
- New York, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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