The Vomela Companies, a St. Paul-based group of 10 companies providing full-service specialty graphics, has acquired Moss, a graphics, signage, and custom fabrication company focused on events, exhibits and retail. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Moss, headquartered in Illinois, operates production facilities and operations in Germany, Poland, the UK, and Spain. The acquisition expands Vomela’s international footprint, adding to more than 20 production facilities and 1,600+ employees across North America.
As part of the acquisition, Vomela will merge its Fusion events business unit into Moss, which will operate under the unified name Moss, A Vomela Company, which will be led by Moss President and CEO Jason Popp.
Executives cited Moss’s established European operations as a key driver of the acquisition, giving Vomela a broader geographic reach as event production becomes increasingly global in scope.
Freeman and GES Now Competitors
By uniting these capabilities, the merged company positions itself to compete more directly with long-established trade show and event services providers such as Freeman and GES, which have traditionally dominated large-scale exhibitions and brand activations.
The acquisition marks Vomela’s second major transaction in 2025, following its purchase of PFL, a direct mail automation and printing technology company, in July. It comes less than a year after private equity firm The Riverside Company invested in Vomela in January. Riverside previously owned Moss from 2000 to 2008.
“Our investment in Moss has come full circle. Riverside acquired the company from the Moss family in 2000 and sold it in 2008,” said Riverside Partner Craig Kahler. “We are thrilled to have this remarkable company back in the fold.”
The deal follows a broader wave of consolidation across the meetings and events industry, as private equity-backed firms seek to build scaled platforms that can deliver end-to-end services across technology, production, and live experiences.
