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Emerald Expositions Acquires GLM

merald Expositions Inc., San Juan Capistrano, Calif.,
and George Little Management LLC (GLM), White
Plains, N.Y., recently announced that Emerald has
acquired GLM from Providence Equity Partners for $335
million. Emerald is the parent company of Impressions and the
Imprinted Sportswear Shows (ISS).
The purchase price, including transaction expenses, was
funded by $200 million of debt and a $140 million equity
investment from Onex Partners III. Emerald was acquired by
Onex Partners III in June 2013.
GLM creates face-to-face buying, selling and networking platforms for designers, product developers, manufacturers, retailers and operators through more than 20 leading
trade shows, including four of the largest 100 trade shows
in the United States. GLM's trade shows serve industries as
diverse as home furnishings, home textiles, stationery and

Emerald Expositions recently acquired George Little Management LCC (GLM) for $335 million.

paper products, giftware, personal care, art and design, antiques
and jewelry, fashion, board sports and resort lifestyle, and ecommerce. GLM has about 130 employees and operates out
of six U.S. ofﬁces.
For more information, please visit emeraldexpositions.com
or glmmarkets.com. - L.M.

GroupeSTAHL Hosts Preview Breakfast,
Announces Partnership

From left: Sean Gizatullin, The Wild Side,
Ted Stahl, GroupeSTAHL and Frank Gizatullin,
The Wild Side.

On Jan. 17, GroupeSTAHL, St. Clair
Shores, Mich., held a special preview
breakfast before the start of the recent
Imprinted Sportswear Shows (ISS) event
in Long Beach, Calif.
Executive Chairman Ted Stahl and
CEO Brian Sukarukoff welcomed about
200 show attendees at the breakfast,
which was held in the Stahls' Decorating
Welcome Center.
The over-arching topic at the preview

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was the major "sea change" occurring in
the industry, with a focus on the demand
for performancewear and full-color logos.
In addition to a continental breakfast
and goodie tote bag - which included
a limited-edition signed T-shirt designed
by renown industry artist Dane Clement
and heat-applied product samples -
guests were privy to information on new
decorating technologies and solutions to
challenges initiated by new trends.
The company debuted its new TEK
line of heat-transfer materials, which
allows low-temperature applications
with stretch and rebound on performance and highly technical fabrics. In
partnership with Epson, Stahls' also
featured the SureColor F2000 direct-togarment printer.
Great Dane Graphics also discussed
"art that sells shirts," whether via directto-garment printing, screen printing, heat
printing, print/cut, CAD-CUT materials
or sublimation. Guests also learned more

about CadworxLIVE, another solution to
artwork needs.
Additionally, Stahls' announced a
partnership with The Wild Side, a Los
Angeles-based transfer manufacturer that
offers a large collection of high-deﬁnition
stock transfers.
"My biggest reward is to be associated
with Stahls', a company that helps garment decorators of all sizes become successful," says Frank Gizatullin, The Wild
Side. "I've always admired the way the
Stahls' team works hard to bring products to the industry to help people proﬁt
with personalization. I am proud to partner with Stahls'."
After the morning preview, the Stahls'
Welcome Center was open through Jan.
18, offering attendees ongoing products
and equipment demos, and hands-on experience with the latest innovations in
garment decorating.
For more information, please visit
stahlsid.com. - L.M.

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