Esko Acquires Blue Software

Esko has acquired Blue Software, LLC from Diversis Capital and Schawk Digital Solutions. The deal brings together two complementary teams to offer product packaging development, management and execution efficiencies for brand owners across consumer packaged goods, retail industries and a variety of value chain suppliers.

“We are relentlessly seeking to reduce time to market, cost and quality risk in the end-to-end packaging value chain. The acquisition of Blue enhances Esko’s unique set of tools to enable brand owners and their partners to improve all three,” explained Udo Panenka, Esko's president. “With this acquisition, we enhance Esko’s position as a tech innovator in the packaging industry.”

Esko is a provider of software and hardware for packaging design, collaboration, automation, workflow, and production. Blue is a label and artwork management software company. Leveraging both organizations enables the company to deliver advanced functionality faster. With more local associates around the world, the combined team can deliver a higher level of service to regional and multinational customers.

“Blue helps users collaborate faster and more accurately so they can launch new products more frequently at lower cost. Blue and Esko coming together is truly a transformational moment for the packaging industry,” added Ali Moosani, Blue's president.

As part of Esko, Blue joins the Danaher Product Identification platform of companies. Together, these companies support the CPG industry and its suppliers in an effort to simplify packaging operations, launching more products faster and enriching the lives of consumers around the world.