Business Management - M&A
It’s essential to have a clear-eyed view of how acquisitions work because, sometimes, they don’t.
Pohlig Packaging has merged with Ohio-based Oliver Printing & Packaging, but will still retain its Richmond, Va., facility and workers.
CNG announced that its Spicers Paper Inc. entity has signed a definitive Purchase Agreement to acquire the business of JC Paper.
Corporate Press and its subsidiary, ColorCraft, will consolidate their Maryland and Virginia operations into McArdle’s current plant.
At New Direction Partners, we often advise selling owners of printing businesses to be prepared to stay on in one role or another after the transaction closes. Because keeping a hand in the business at the new owner’s request is a given in so many deals, it’s helpful to have some idea of what the responsibility is going to entail and what psychological adjustments are going to be needed along the way.
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Peter Schaefer, a partner at New Direction Partners, discusses the trend in EBITDA multiples for the two industry segments.
Konica Minolta has acquired Muratec America, a leading supplier of MFP solutions and a provider of managed document and cloud services.
Mac Papers has completed the acquisition of Florida Graphic Supply, a distributor that specializes in advanced wide-format technology.