Mark Hahn

Despite the recent spate of plant closures, transactional activity suggests something more structural at work in the printing industry.

For more than a century, the billboard business depended on printing. Today, that relationship is beginning to unravel.

For years, mergers and acquisitions in the industry were driven by label-printing deals. But recent months show growing headwinds.

Transformation in the industry has become a continuous process. Companies are not only entering new markets, but learning when to exit.

As a new consolidation cycle sets in, it will become clear who is building stability and who is laying the groundwork for unraveling.

After years of M&A frenzy, the corrugated packaging industry is seeing softening demand. This may signal the sector is realigning.

Two new PE-backed platforms in the packaging segments underscores the appeal of packaging as a growth play for financial sponsors.

Each August, we analyze the past year’s deals to understand trends, buyers’ strategies, and future transactional activity.

Mark Hahn invites M&A advisor Sara April to offer insights into recent transactions and the evolving landscape of local journalism.

The industry landscape proves software-driven ventures are seeing rewards while hardware-centric ventures face tighter constraints.