Mergers & Acquisitions
September 9, 2015 at 1:36 pm
Peter Schaefer, a Partner at New Direction Partners, explains the results of New Direction Partners' Printing and Packaging Stock Index for the Second Quarter of 2015.
September 9, 2015 at 9:33 am
In a blockbuster deal, Media General has merged with Meredith in a $2.4 billion dollar deal that will create a new holding company.
September 2, 2015 at 3:21 pm
New Direction Partners' Paul Reilly and Peter Schaefer, break down RR Donnelley's recent decision to split into three publicly traded companies, as well as Taylor Corp.'s acquisition of Standard Register.
September 1, 2015 at 2:43 pm
Peter Schaefer of NDP explains how M&A in the printing and packaging industries have continued to strengthen in the Q2 of fiscal 2015.
September 1, 2015
Paul Reilly and Peter Schaefer, partners at New Direction Partners, discuss why succession planning should start early.
August 28, 2015 at 10:44 am
There are two ways to build a printing company’s top line: by increasing share of market, and by increasing share of customer.
August 25, 2015 at 10:05 am
ImageMark Business Services of Gastonia, North Carolina, has announced the acquisition of Hickory, North Carolina-based Catawba Direct Marketing Solutions. With this acquisition, ImageMark will add 10 jobs to its existing 62-person staff, effective immediately, and transition all services to its Gastonia location. "The mailing technology and solutions that ImageMark will be gaining from Catawba Direct Marketing Solutions will allow us to expand our offerings to clients and continue to meet and exceed their needs," said ImageMark President Walter Payne.
August 17, 2015 at 2:18 pm
Blackford Capital has announced its investment in Dickinson Press, a 130-year-old Grand Rapids, Michigan-based company and leading full service book manufacturer and printing services provider. Investment banking firm New Direction Partners represented Dickinson Press in the sale and will be partnering with Blackford and Dickinson Press moving forward as the company aggressively pursues add-on acquisitions.
August 14, 2015 at 11:16 am
Once you’ve decided to sell or to acquire another firm, your best negotiating tactic is to let someone else handle some of it for you.
August 10, 2015 at 9:56 am
Digital printing of textiles takes center stage as EFI stakes out a leadership position with its acquisition of Reggiani Macchine, the highly specialized Italian manufacturer of textile printing equipment. In addition to the acquired company’s more traditional rotary and flatbed screen printing devices, Reggiani produces a line of industrial digital inkjet machines that are bringing the digital revolution to the world of fashion and fabrics.
