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Acco Brands acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Acco Brands bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mead Consumer and Office Products businessWord for word“In connection with our May 1, 2012 acquisition of the Mead Consumer and Office Products business, we assumed all of the tax liabilities for its acquired foreign operations, including its operating entity in Brazil ("ACCO Brazil").” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | May 1, 2012 | — |
Indústria Gráfica Foroni Ltda. ("Foroni")Word for word“Indústria Gráfica Foroni Ltda. ("Foroni"), in years prior to its acquisition by ACCO Brazil, also filed a legal action in Brazil to recover these excess indirect tax payments and this legal action has been finalized.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | — | — |
Buro Seating Limited PartnershipWord for word“On February 28, 2025, we completed the acquisition (the "Buro Acquisition") of the business of Buro Seating Limited Partnership ("Buro").” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | On February 28, 2025 | — |
EPOSWord for word“EPOS Acquisition On December 20, 2025, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire EPOS from Demant A/S, a leading Danish hearing healthcare company.” 10-K for 2025 | agreed acquisition | On December 20, 2025 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $88.8 million | — |
| 2017-12-31 | $292.3 million | $106.5 million |
| 2018-12-31 | $38 million | $2.4 million |
| 2019-12-31 | $41.3 million | $10.1 million |
| 2020-12-31 | $339.4 million | $89.5 million |
| 2021-12-31 | −$15.4 million | $12.5 million |
| 2022-12-31 | $0 | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $0 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $0 | — |
| 2025-12-31 | $10.1 million | $4.2 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2025-07-31 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-10-31 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-11-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-04-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-03-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-12-18 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2020-11-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-05-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-05-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-07-31 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-02-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-02-01 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2016-12-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-10-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-05-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-03-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Acco Brands’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-03-09. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.