Mergers and Acquisitions — When Sweet Turns to Sour

Again, certain market segments are, by their nature, more able to weather the recessionary storm than others. DeWese stresses that a job-chasing general commercial printer that lacks account loyalty is far more vulnerable than a specialized printer serving, for example, the pharmaceutical vertical producing labels and miniature folded inserts and outserts. DeWese, ever the green thumb, also likes specializations such as horticulture.