’Tis the Season for Serious Dealmaking —Michelson

As publicly held establishments, Cenveo’s Burton and RR Donnelley’s Mark Angelson understand that maintaining the favor of Wall Street means, as a company, you’re only as good as your next quarter. And, since printing remains a relatively low-margin, highly price- competitive business, the primary way to achieve double-digit sales gains is through acquisitions, not organic growth. Dealmakers Joe Davis and Chris Colville, of Consolidated Graphics fame, also know the rules of the roll-up game in today’s business world, continuing to boost revenues (and share prices) by acquiring companies—albeit mostly standalone, family owned commercial printing operations.