YEAR IN REVIEW - Is M&A Now DOA?

Speaking of prepress, Vancouver, Canada-based Creo, along with Scitex of Herzlia, Israel, made a splash with the announcement that they had combined their digital prepress efforts—creating a $635 million company. Thus, CreoScitex was born.

Quebecor World, the largest consolidation to come out of 1999, endured growing pains as it set out to restructure its giant family. An Illinois plant enjoyed expansion while a St. Paul, MN, facility closed its doors.