Matthews International

Matthews International is a designer, manufacturer and marketer principally of memorialization products and brand solutions. Memorialization products consist primarily of bronze memorials and memorialization products, caskets and cremation equipment for the cemetery and funeral home industries. Brand solutions include graphics imaging products and services, merchandising solutions, and marking products. The Company's products and services include cast bronze memorials and other memorialization products; caskets; cast and etched architectural products; cremation equipment and cremation-related products; mausoleums; printing plates, pre-press services, and imaging systems for the corrugated and primary packaging industries; marking equipment and consumables for identifying various consumer and industrial products, components and containers; and merchandising display systems and marketing and design services.

Michael Eddy

President, Cemetery Products

29 past transactions

Olbrich

Acquisition in 2022
Olbrich is an industrial engineering firm that specializes in the design and manufacture of machinery for diverse sectors, including wallcoverings, technical textiles, decorative films, and new energy industries. The company provides a wide range of equipment tailored to these markets, such as machines for printing, lacquering, coating, drying, laminating, embossing, smoothing, calendaring, winding, and finishing. Olbrich's expertise allows it to cater to the specific needs of its clients, delivering innovative solutions for various manufacturing processes.

R+S Automotive

Acquisition in 2022
R+S Automotive is a major manufacturer of machines and tools used in the manufacture of interior and exterior components.

Equator

Acquisition in 2017
Equator is a design agency with subject matter experts in grocery retail and CPG brands with the rare capability to take brands from creation to shelf under one roof, with one team.

RAF Technology

Acquisition in 2017
RAF Technology specializes in software solutions for data capture and management, focusing on enhancing the efficiency of postal, courier, and transportation services. The company's offerings include high-speed fixed camera systems for processing parcel and letter mail, as well as mobile data capture applications. Their software utilizes advanced pattern and image recognition, enabling it to extract data from various fonts and print styles. Key functionalities include information extraction, data and identity verification, and intelligent character recognition for handwriting. These capabilities allow clients to read, identify, and track items seamlessly, even in the absence of barcodes or RFID technology.

A. + E. Ungricht GmbH + Co KG

Acquisition in 2016
A. + E. Ungricht GmbH + Co KG specializes in pre-press services and the manufacturing of printing equipment. The company produces and distributes a variety of products, including printing rollers and sleeves, gravure printing forms, and embossing and copper plating materials. Additionally, it offers flexo-printing rollers, positioning itself as a comprehensive provider in the printing industry.

Aurora Casket Company

Acquisition in 2015
Aurora Casket Company, Inc. is a prominent provider of funeral products and services, specializing in the manufacturing and marketing of burial, cremation, and memorial items. The company's extensive product range includes caskets, cremation caskets, urns, keepsakes, cremation jewelry, and bronze cemetery markers, as well as stationery products like register books and prayer cards. In addition to these offerings, Aurora provides various solutions for funeral homes, including marketing support, website design, and professional development services. Founded in 1890 and headquartered in Aurora, Indiana, the company operates manufacturing facilities in both the United States and Canada. Aurora Casket Company serves its clients through a network of sales representatives and delivery professionals, ensuring that families receive quality support and products during their time of need.

Schawk

Acquisition in 2014
Schawk was founded in 1953 by Clarence W. Schawk as a one-man platemaking business in the basement of his aunt's suburban Chicago home. Our foundation in the packaging market – which is still the core of Schawk’s business today – enables Schawk to easily meet the technical requirements of other media channels. Today, Schawk are thousands of employees in many countries all over the world – trusted advisors in production, premedia, print services and workflows – helping to protect brands across media channels by producing superior quality assets while improving supply chain efficiencies to improve bottom lines. Schawk is part of SGK, a division of Matthews International Corporation.

Pyramid Controls

Acquisition in 2012
Pyramid provides software and control solutions to a variety of end users, systems integrators, distributors and material handling original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). As a trusted partner, our solutions and services make distribution, fulfillment and logistics systems work while boosting supply chain performance. Pyramid is an independent supplier of customized material handling software and controls. We provide a broad range of best-in-class solutions that conforms to your requirements and specifically meets the needs of your operation—across multiple technologies, products, system platforms and material handling equipment (MHE).

Wetzel GmbH

Acquisition in 2012
Wetzel GmbH is a provider of pre-press services and gravure printing forms, with manufacturing operations in Germany and Poland.

Everlasting Granite Memorial

Acquisition in 2012
Everlasting Granite Memorial Co. is a wholesale distributor specializing in granite and bronze memorials, catering primarily to the death care industry. With over 37 years of experience, the company offers a comprehensive range of high-quality memorial products and services designed to meet the needs of its customers. Known for its commitment to exceptional service, Everlasting Granite strives to exceed customer expectations in providing durable and aesthetically pleasing memorial solutions.

Freeman Metal Products

Acquisition in 2010
Freeman Metal Products manufacturing operations in North Carolina, Texas and Alabama, is also a distributor of caskets primarily in the Southeast and South central regions of the United States.

Reynoldsville Casket Co.

Acquisition in 2010
Reynoldsville Casket Company is a manufacturer and distributor of metal caskets and other supplies, including cremation products, primarily in the Northeast region of the United States. The company carries a standard line of caskets available in a variety of customized styles in nearly endless possible combinations. Reynoldsville Casket Company takes pride in their commitment to quality, selection, and service with the heart of their commitment being craftsmanship.

A.J Distribution

Acquisition in 2010
A.J Distribution is a a distributor of primarily York brand caskets in the Northwest region of the United States.

United Memorial Products

Acquisition in 2009
United Memorial Products is a company that was acquired by Matthews International Corporation in 2009.

Kenuohua Matthews Electronic (Beijing)

Acquisition in 2007
Kenuohua Matthews Electronic (Beijing) is an ink-jet equipment manufacturer.

Royal Casket Company

Acquisition in 2006
Royal Casket Company is a distributor of primarily York brand caskets in the Southwest region of the United States.

Milso Industries

Acquisition in 2005
Milso Industries Corporation is a manufacturer and distributor of various funeral products in the United States. The company specializes in metal and hardwood caskets, cremation caskets, containers, memorial urns, keepsakes, and orthodox caskets. Through its diverse product offerings, Milso Industries aims to provide comprehensive solutions for memorialization and remembrance.

The Cloverleaf Group

Acquisition in 2004
Cloverleaf provided merchandising services as well as marketing and design.

Reproservice Eurodigital GmbH

Acquisition in 2003
Reproservice Eurodigital GmbH provides pre-press packaging, digital and analog printing plates, design services and others.

The York Group

Acquisition in 2001
The York Group manufactures and distributes funeral caskets and other funeral products.

Press Ready Plate

Acquisition in 2000
Press Ready Plate provides pre-press services and printing plates to the flexible packaging industry.

Industrial Equipment and Engineering Company

Acquisition in 1996
Industrial Equipment and Engineering Company manufactures and supplies cremation equipment and cremation related products.
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