Date Closed

May 1, 2008

Lead Office

Toronto

On May 5, 2008, it was announced that Southern Graphic Systems-Canada, Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of SGS International Inc. (“SGS”), completed its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Backwell Design Inc. and Gemini Graphic Imaging Inc. for an undisclosed purchase price. SGS, a portfolio company of Court Square Capital Partners (formerly Citigroup Venture Capital), is a global leader in the digital imaging and communications industry. SGS offers a full spectrum of innovative digital solutions that streamline the capture, management, execution and distribution of graphics information. SGS’s clients include many of the world’s pre-eminent consumer products companies, retail merchants and the printers that support them.

McCarthy Tétrault LLP advised Backwell Design with a team led by Ian Arellano.