Mergers & Acquisitions

Peter Schaefer, a Partner at New Direction Partners, highlights the latest results from New Direction Partners' Printing and Packaging Stock Index.

Thomson Printing, Creative & Graphics (TPC & G), a St. Charles, Missouri-based fourth-generation family-owned business that specializes in printing, Web design and digital marketing, has acquired Giant Hat, a St. Louis-based digital marketing agency known for its sophisticated app programming and website development.

HubCast has been acquired by Mimeo. The cloud print solution company will now operate under the umbrella of Mimeo's brand portfolio. HubCast boasts top-of-the-line printing capabilities with the recent deployment of HP Indigo 10000 presses across its global print network. "The Mimeo team is eager to expand the product offerings available to HubCast and Mimeo customers. This encompasses both high-quality printed marketing materials and documents," said David Uyttendaele, Mimeo's co-founder and CTO.

Peter Schaefer, a partner at New Direction Partners, discusses the results of NDP's EBITDA Trend Chart, a chart that tracks the EBITDA multiples of the top eight publicly traded printing companies and the top seven packaging firms.

After 40 years, family-owned Colormark felt the time was right to become part of a larger company through merger or acquisition.

AnaJet will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ricoh Printing Systems America, and will continue to operate under its current name.

Today is a great time to be a seller. It’s also a great time to be a buyer.

New Direction Partners’ Paul Reilly and Peter Schaefer on the most notable printing, packaging M&A News from the 4th Quarter of 2015.

Peter Schaefer, partner at New Direction Partners, discusses positive M&A trends in the second half of 2015 and whether this growth can continue into 2016.

As owners and managers of top establishments, you’ll want to read expert assessments on the current state of the industry M&A market.