Mergers & Acquisitions

Start Succession Planning Now
September 1, 2015

Paul Reilly and Peter Schaefer, partners at New Direction Partners, discuss why succession planning should start early.

Time to Break Your Concentration?
August 28, 2015 at 10:44 am

There are two ways to build a printing company’s top line: by increasing share of market, and by increasing share of customer.

ImageMark Business Services Acquires Catawba Direct Marketing Solutions
August 25, 2015 at 10:05 am

ImageMark Business Services of Gastonia, North Carolina, has announced the acquisition of Hickory, North Carolina-based Catawba Direct Marketing Solutions. With this acquisition, ImageMark will add 10 jobs to its existing 62-person staff, effective immediately, and transition all services to its Gastonia location. "The mailing technology and solutions that ImageMark will be gaining from Catawba Direct Marketing Solutions will allow us to expand our offerings to clients and continue to meet and exceed their needs," said ImageMark President Walter Payne.

Blackford Capital’s Michigan Prosperity Fund Acquires Dickinson Press
August 17, 2015 at 2:18 pm

Blackford Capital has announced its investment in Dickinson Press, a 130-year-old Grand Rapids, Michigan-based company and leading full service book manufacturer and printing services provider. Investment banking firm New Direction Partners represented Dickinson Press in the sale and will be partnering with Blackford and Dickinson Press moving forward as the company aggressively pursues add-on acquisitions.

Latest Target Report Analysis: EFI Walks Down the 'Digital Fashion' Runway
August 10, 2015 at 9:56 am

Digital printing of textiles takes center stage as EFI stakes out a leadership position with its acquisition of Reggiani Macchine, the highly specialized Italian manufacturer of textile printing equipment. In addition to the acquired company’s more traditional rotary and flatbed screen printing devices, Reggiani produces a line of industrial digital inkjet machines that are bringing the digital revolution to the world of fashion and fabrics.