Marketing & Advertising Acquisitions in Kentucky

1Vision has acquired Preferred Marketing Solutions, a Louisville-based marketing, print and fulfillment provider that was previously a wholly owned subsidiary of Papa John's International. The deal expands 1Vision’s print, direct mail and retail marketing capabilities and strengthens its fulfillment presence in the eastern U.S., including heat-set web capabilities for higher run-length projects.

HPS Investment Partners has completed a transaction to acquire a majority equity stake in SGS & Co, a global provider of technology-enabled brand design, digital marketing, and packaging artwork services. The deal restructures SGS's capital structure with substantial debt reduction and positions the company to accelerate investments in technology, automation, and service expansion.

Graphic Village has acquired Mail Louisville, a variable print and mailing company based in Louisville, Kentucky. The deal expands Graphic Village's variable print and mailing capabilities, adds a SOC-II certified secure facility in Kentucky, and the Mail Louisville team will continue to operate from their Louisville location as a division of Graphic Village; the acquisition is part of growth activity by parent Revitalize Capital.

KMA One, Inc., a part of Local Marketing Solutions Group (LMSG), has acquired Target Marketing, a long-standing publisher of chamber-of-commerce maps and local business marketing products. The acquisition adds online mapping, locator functions, listings and printed-map publishing capabilities to KMA One/LMSG's local marketing solutions and expands their reach into 230 chambers across the U.S.