Q360 Group, an Align Collaborate portfolio company formed in partnership with Valedor Partners, has acquired The Flexo Factor, a Monroe, North Carolina-based provider of flexographic cleaning supplies, pressroom equipment, training, and consulting services.
The acquisition adds three decades of flexographic industry experience to Q360’s platform and expands its portfolio of recurring pressroom consumables. The Flexo Factor specializes in anilox and pressroom cleaning products designed to help converters maintain print quality, reduce downtime, and improve press productivity.
Q360 said the transaction strengthens its relationship with its installed customer base by adding products and services that are used repeatedly throughout the printing process. The combination also broadens Q360’s ability to support customers across equipment, parts, field service, cleaning products, and technical training.
Owner and President Steven Wilkinson built The Flexo Factor and developed a customer base around its technical expertise and focus on pressroom performance. The business will join Q360 while maintaining the expertise, service model, and customer relationships that have supported its growth.
The acquisition is part of Q360’s broader strategy of partnering with founder-led businesses serving the flexographic label and packaging industry. The company is actively pursuing additional acquisitions of businesses providing consumables, short-cycle parts, equipment, and related services.
Q360 is particularly interested in acquisitions that can expand its geographic footprint, deepen recurring customer relationships, and provide succession opportunities for business owners seeking to preserve their companies’ employees, technical expertise, and service standards.
Align Collaborate supported the transaction alongside Valedor Partners. Align Collaborate and affiliated firm Align Capital Partners together manage $3.2 billion in committed capital, with investment teams in Cleveland and Dallas.
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“The Flexo Factor has spent 30 years solving one of the most persistent problems in the pressroom: keeping anilox rolls and plates clean so presses run at full productivity. Steve and his team built a brand that converters trust, and we intend to build on it, not change it. This acquisition continues our strategy of partnering with founder-led businesses that share our commitment to the flexographic industry, and we welcome conversations with owners who are thinking about their next chapter.”
Todd Sweeney, Chief Executive Officer Of Q360 Group
“Q360 shares our focus on the people running the press. Joining Q360 gives our customers access to parts, equipment and field service alongside the cleaning products and training they already count on.”
Steven Wilkinson, Owner And President Of The Flexo Factor
“We’re proud to support this next phase of The Flexo Factor and believe that Todd and the Q360 team will be strong stewards of the legacy Steven has built, providing the resources to grow while preserving the quality and service that The Flexo Factor’s customers and suppliers have come to expect.”
Michael Kornman, Partner At Align Collaborate
“The Flexo Factor is just the kind of business Q360 was built to acquire: a trusted brand, deep technical know-how, and a recurring consumables relationship with a loyal installed base.”
David Bloch, Director Of Q360 And Operating Partner At Valedor Partners
