Bowne & Co.

FTC Closes Its Investigation of Donnelley’s Proposed Acquisition of Bowne
November 22, 2010

The companies received notification from the Federal Trade Commission that its investigation of RR Donnelley's proposed acquisition of Bowne has been closed and that no additional action by the FTC is warranted at this time. Pending notification by the FTC that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act for the proposed acquisition has been terminated,

PRINTER news
May 1, 2010

Commercial printer news from Printing Impressions' May 2010 edition.

NYU Bestows Shea with Prism Award
March 19, 2010

NEW YORK—New York University named David J. Shea, chairman and CEO of Bowne & Co., the winner of the 2010 Prism Award. The honor is presented annually in recognition of distinguished leadership in the graphic communications media industry.

NYU Names David J. Shea the 2010 Prism Award Recipient
March 17, 2010

New York University has named David J. Shea, Chairman and CEO of Bowne & Co., the winner of the 2010 Prism Award. The award is given in recognition of distinguished leadership in the graphic communications media industry.

RRD Nets Bowne in All-Cash Deal
March 1, 2010

Donnelley has agreed to fork over roughly $481 million, or $11.50 a share, to obtain financial printer Bowne & Co.

Incentives Drive Salaries
December 1, 2009

The salary excesses in the financial/investment banking world that fueled widespread public outrage, however, won't be found among the earnings of principal officers at the largest publicly held printing companies.

Bowne Cuts 1,000 Jobs In 2008
December 1, 2008

With a sharp year-over-year decline in revenues and profit due to difficult capital markets, Bowne & Co. announced it will reduce its workforce by 10 percent to provide cost savings of $21 million to $23 million. The cuts bring Bowne’s total to 1,000 lost jobs in 2008, representing 24 percent of its workforce.

Year in Review -- QW Grabs the Headlines
December 1, 2008

IF THIS magazine chose to hand out an award for the biggest newsmaker of the year, the 2008 honor would go to Quebecor World (QW), hands down. One might contend that the attention, while merited, is not the type of exposure a company would want: Financing issues, trying to sell an unprofitable venture and muddling through with bankruptcy in two countries. But Quebecor World is a printer for our economic times, the No. 2 in North America at a time when market leaders (Circuit City, AIG, Lehman Bros.) have come crashing down.