---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-350311"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACCO"
cik: "0000712034"
company_name: "ACCO BRANDS Corp"
filed_at: "2026-08-14T10:50:15+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-14T10:55:11.790660+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ACCO Brands to acquire Trust for $57M; adds ~$100M revenue in tech peripherals

## Summary
- Definitive agreement to acquire Trust (GXT Holding B.V.) from Egeria for ~$57M; expected close late Q3/early Q4 2026.
- Trust generates ~$100M annual revenue; deal expected modestly accretive to adjusted EPS in first 12 months.
- Pro forma tech peripherals sales approach $500M annually; adds scale in PC/gaming accessories across Europe and Latin America.
- Expects $5-8M cost synergies within 18 months; financed via revolving credit facility with limited leverage impact.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-350311
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACCO
- cik: 0000712034
- company_name: ACCO BRANDS Corp
- filed_at: 2026-08-14T10:50:15+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712034/000119312526350311/0001193125-26-350311-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712034/000119312526350311/acco-20260814.htm

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