The salad days of wide-format printing are over as focus shifts to businesses that have perfected more complex systems.
Mark Hahn
We are surrounded by more print in more places than before. As the industry becomes more dynamic, PE investors are eager to support.
Companies that primarily grow through M&A have shifted their focus between print and electronic media, zig-zagging between the two.
The future of print is shifting toward personalized, on-demand production, driven by online ordering and supported by private equity.
As printing companies expand into multi-channel digital marketing, the right acquisitions will help accelerate diversity of services.
Each August, we analyze the past year’s deals to understand trends, buyers’ strategies, and future transactional activity.
Two Innovators in the design and manufacture of machinery recently filed for bankruptcy, highlighting the challenges of new ideas.
Recent deal activity involving corrugated box products now exceeds that of any of the prior five years, and shows no sign of slowing.
Change continues to rock the book manufacturing business. Excess inventory from Covid years and print-on-demand are showing impact.
The recent acquisition of DS Smith highlights the shifting nature of the paper industry from printing papers to packaging grades.
Chatham Asset Management initially attempted to acquire Vericast entirely but settled for a partial acquisition, acquiring Valassis.
While the churn in newspaper ownership continues, one trend is clear: Time-sensitive news will eventually move from print to digital.
Global M&A activity in 2023 fell approximately 20%, largely due to higher interest rates and mismatched value perception from sellers.
Companies are re-entering the packaging industry, aiming for strategic acquisitions to find success in a fragmented market.
Developments in on‑product printing technology combined with on-demand customer interfaces have opened up new opportunities in print.
