YEAR IN REVIEW - Is M&A Now DOA?

In one of the most notable mergers of the year, New York City’s Integrated Graphics (IGI) and Earth Color joined forces to become a leading provider of prepress and printing services in the New York metropolitan area. The combined company generates revenues in excess of $180 million.

In a sign of the times, Sells Printing, of New Berlin, WI, trumpeted the installation of its next generation Heidelberg Sunday Technology press by setting up a “PressCam” for all the cyberworld to see. By logging on to Sells’ Website, viewers could watch the unit in action. Viewer-controlled pan, tilt and zoom features allowed for different vantage points, making it truly a first for the commercial printing industry.