Compass Report--The State of M&A

For all of you who are very busy and have little time for reading, here is the Executive Summary from "The Compass Report—2000."

Printing industry consolidation activity slowed dramatically in 1999; only 131 deals were completed vs. 184 deals during 1998, a decline of nearly 30 percent. However, a few very large deals pushed total consideration to a record high of $5.3 billion.