LSC Communications

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LSC Communications is an American commercial printing company based in Chicago, Illinois,[3] and, as of December 2020, a fully-owned subsidiary of Atlas Holdings.[4] The company was established in 2016 as part of a corporate spin-off from RR Donnelley.[5] It owns the publishers Research & Education Association and Dover Publications.

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LSC Communications, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryCommercial printing
Founded2016
(from corporate spin-off)
Headquarters191 North Wacker
Chicago, Illinois
United States
Revenue US$3.326 billion (2019)[1]
US$157 million (2019)
US$295 million (2019)
Total assets US$1.649 billion (2019)
Total equity US$72 million (2019)
Number of employees
20,000 (2020)[1][2]
ParentAtlas Holdings
Websitewww.lsccom.com
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LSC is the largest producer of books in the United States.[6]

Acquisitions and divestitures

In 2017 and 2018, LSC made several purchases, including TriLiteral LLC (a book distributor owned by Harvard University Press, MIT Press, and Yale University Press),[7] Donnelley Logistics (former parent RR Donnelley's logistics business), logistics company Fairrington Transportation, Creel Printing, Publishers Press, envelope producer Quality Park, and logistics company Clark Group.[8]

In 2018, LSC announced the sale of all of its European printing operations to the Walstead Group.[8]

Failed buyout

In November 2018, Quad/Graphics announced their intent to purchase LSC in an all-stock deal.[9] The purchase was expected to double Quad's business overall, primarily in magazines, catalogs, retail inserts and books.[10] On June 20, 2019, the Department of Justice issued a press release indicating that it would sue to block the proposed purchase of LSC Communications by Quad Graphics.[11] One month later, the companies announced they would discontinue the deal rather than fight the lawsuit.[12]

2020 bankruptcy

In 2020, LSC Communications, Inc. and 21 affiliated debtors filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.[6] The company was purchased in December 2020 by the private equity holding company Atlas Holdings.[4]

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