2009, the company acquired Planetweb, a developer specialized in applications and development tools for embedded devices. On 8 December 2010, the company acquired Ascender Corporation, a provider of fonts and font technologies used in computers, mobile devices, consumer electronics and software products. In March 2012, the company acquired Bitstream Inc., a digital font retailer. The deal also gave Monotype ownership of the MyFonts font sale website used by many independent designers and its WhatTheFont recognition service. On 15 July 2014, the company acquired FontShop, the last large independent digital font retailer. In October 2019 Monotype changed ownership to HGGC, a private equity firm. A few months later, on January 27, 2020, the company added FontSmith, an independent London foundry, to its font catalog. On May 18, 2020, Monotype made another major expansion by purchasing URW Type Foundry from Global Graphics plc. In late 2021 it continued its expansion by acquiring iconic New York company Hoefler & Co. (created by Jonathan Hoefler in 1989), thus increasing its library with well-known fonts such as Gotham, Knockout, Mercury, Sentinel, Chronicle, Decimal, and Archer. Typefaces See also Linotype typesetting machine Monotype typefaces, hot metal typefaces Monotype System References Bibliography Further reading Lanston Monotype Co. history 1887 establishments in Pennsylvania 1999 mergers and acquisitions 2004 mergers and acquisitions Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq Design companies established in 1887 Letterpress font foundries of the United States Manufacturing companies established in 1887 Woburn, Massachusetts Technology companies established in 1887 American companies established in 1887