On the Record · RR Donnelley & Sons

RR Donnelley & Sons acquisitions, on the record

The businesses RR Donnelley & Sons 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
Global Document Solutions (GDS) business Word for word“On October 25, 2019, we completed the sale of substantially all of the Global Document Solutions (“GDS”) business for approximately $47.3 million, subject to a working capital adjustment.” 10-K for 2019	divestiture	On October 25, 2019	approximately $47.3 million
R&D business Word for word“On May 8 , 2019, we sold the R&D business within the Business Services segment for net proceeds of $ 11.6 million.” 10-K for 2019	divestiture	On May 8 , 2019	net proceeds of $ 11.6 million
a business within the Business Services segment Word for word“On August 1, 2019, we completed an acquisition within the Business Services segment for a purchase price of $14.6 million consisting of $3.0 million in cash paid at closing, a $3.0 million note paid in January 2020 and $8.6 million in contingent consideration based on the future performance of the acquired business.” 10-K for 2019	acquisition	On August 1, 2019	$14.6 million
Print Logistics business Word for word“On July 2, 2018, we completed the sale of the Print Logistics business for $60.0 million cash, of which we received $43.9 million after transaction costs, working capital adjustments and $4.9 million of cash which was included in the disposition.” 10-K for 2019	divestiture	On July 2, 2018	$60.0 million cash, of which we received $43.9 million after transaction costs, working capital adjustments and $4.9 million of cash which was included in the disposition
RRD Brazil (RR Donnelley Editora e Grafica Ltda.) Word for word“Subsequent to March 31, 2019, the operating results of RRD Brazil are no longer included in our consolidated results of operations except for legal fees associated with the bankruptcy proceedings.” 10-K for 2019	divestiture	—	—
DLS Worldwide Word for word“On November 2, 2020, we sold DLS Worldwide, which was part of our broader Logistics business and a component of the Business Services reporting segment for $ 225.0 million cash, subject to a customary working capital adjustment and an escrow of $ 22.5 million.” 10-K for 2020	divestiture	On November 2, 2020	$ 225.0 million cash
Courier Logistics, DLS Worldwide, and International Logistics Word for word“Proceeds from disposition of businesses included the sales of Courier Logistics, DLS Worldwide, and International Logistics in 2020 , the sale of the GDS and R&D businesses in 2019 , and the sale of the Print Logistics business in 2018.” 10-K for 2020	divestiture	in 2020	—
Courier Logistics business Word for word“As part of our plan, we previously sold the Print Logistics business in July 2018 and the Courier Logistics business in March 2020.” 10-K for 2021	divestiture	March 2020	—

As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year ended	Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	Cash received from selling businesses	Goodwill from acquisitions
2016-12-31	$48.1 million	—	$42.5 million
2018-12-31	—	$44.1 million	—
2019-12-31	—	$50.6 million	$4.1 million
2020-12-31	—	$247.6 million	—

Deal filings since 2016

2022-02-25 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2022-02-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-02-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-02-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-02-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-12-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-12-17 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-12-10 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-11-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-08-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-05-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-05-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-04-29 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-04-19 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-11-04 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2020-09-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-08-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-06-19 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-04-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-08-29 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-08-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-10-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-10-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-10-05 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2016-10-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-10-03 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

Read from RR Donnelley & Sons’s annual reports (10-K for 2021, 10-K for 2020, 10-K for 2019) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2022-02-24. 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.