M&A Activity -- Expect a Surge in Mergers

Small Printers Will Unite in Buying Groups or Roll-ups

Printing companies in the $500,000 to $10 million annual revenue range will either become targets for "franchise" type branding roll-ups or join and form huge buying groups. This new phenomenon will evolve as a Darwinian reaction to competitive pressures. This new form of consolidation, like the others, will be driven by the overall printing market's need to find equilibrium by equalizing supply and demand.