Business Management - M&A

When It’s Good, It’s Quite Good
April 1, 2015

It’s refreshing to be able to talk about M&As in the context of market expansion after a prolonged spell in contraction mode. How long the good times will stay good, no one can predict. But, it’s easier to foresee success for owners who understand that they will never have a better moment than the present one to seize the M&A opportunities that finally have come their way.

How Printers Are Looking Good to Investors and Why
March 24, 2015 at 8:00 am

If you have reached a decision to sell, don’t delay setting the process in motion. If selling isn’t yet a step you’re ready to take, keep building your business in ways that will bring you to the attention of the private equity players. They’re attracted to companies that show they aren’t afraid to make the investments that set them apart as leaders of the positive change the industry is undergoing.

Latest Target Report Analysis: Who Says Books Aren’t Pretty?
March 10, 2015 at 9:39 am

Books were ascendant in the printing deal space as RR Donnelley swooped down and snatched Courier Corp. right out of the arms of Courier’s suitor of choice, Quad/Graphics. Almost two and half times larger than Quad, RRD was not about to let this opportunity escape as it did last year when Quad acquired Brown Printing in a sweetheart of a deal.