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M&A Advice Live at Print CEO Forum

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

I was interested to read Patrick Henry's article on WhatTheyThink about due diligence in the M&A process.  We are delighted that New Direction Partners will be joining us as presenters at the Print CEO Forum, October 2nd and 3rd in Chicago, not only to talk about M&A strategies, but also ...

Bitstream Acquires Assets of Press-Sense

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Bitstream announced today that it was acquiring the assets of Press-Sense, which was under the jurisdiction of an Israeli court due to some Press-Sense investors pulling out. My personal bet had been on HP, which seemed to have the most integrated relationship with Press-Sense when compared to other OEMs. I spoke ...

A Veteran Dealmaker Declares, “Roll-ups in Print are Dead!”

Friday, February 19th, 2010

We received the following in response to a recent article at Printing Industry Merger And Acquisitions, a special section of WhatTheyThink that tracks and analyzes M&A activity in the industry. The article profiled the recent launch of MSP Digital Marketing, a venture that will invest in building a network of ...

Xerox Completes Acquisition of ACS

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Xerox announced that its acquisition of ACS was completed today, transforming Xerox into a $22 billion global enterprise, tripling the size of Xerox’s service business to $10 billion, with annuity revenue representing 80% of total revenue. Xerox held a press call to discuss how the integration would be managed, with ...

Quad/Graphics Acquires Worldcolor, will Rival RR Donnelley in Size

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Quad/Graphics announced today the intent to acquire Worldcolor formerly known as Quebecor World, before that company filed for bankruptcy in January 2008. Joel Quadracci, 41, will serve as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the expanded company. The future Board will be comprised of the six current Quad/Graphics directors ...