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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Commercialprinting |
| Founded | 2016 (fromcorporate spin-off) |
| Headquarters | 191 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] |
| Parent | Atlas Holdings |
| Website | www |
LSC Communications is an American commercial printing company based inChicago,Illinois,[3] and, as of December 2020[update], a fully owned subsidiary ofAtlas Holdings.[4] The company was established in 2016 as part of acorporate spin-off fromRR Donnelley.[5] It owns the publishersResearch & Education Association andDover Publications.
LSC is the largest producer of books in the United States.[6]
In 2017 and 2018, LSC made several purchases, including TriLiteral LLC (a book distributor owned byHarvard University Press,MIT Press, andYale 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]
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, theDepartment 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]
In 2020, LSC Communications, Inc. and 21 affiliated debtors filedChapter 11 bankruptcy in theUnited 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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