Mark Hahn is Senior Managing Director and Founder of Graphic Arts Advisors, a boutique strategic financial advisory and consulting firm focused exclusively on the printing, packaging and related industries. He assists company owners and management, as well as their lenders, investors and shareholders in the following areas: mergers & acquisitions, sale of business, strategic and financial advisory, capital structure & funding, financial analysis, interim & turnaround C-level management and business valuations. Mark is the author of The Target Report and is regularly published and quoted in printing industry trade and management journals. Mark can be reached at 973-588-7399 or [email protected].
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Published March 7, 2022
McKinley Paper Buys Midwest Paper, Sealed Air Acquires Foxpak Flexibles, and more…
Published February 8, 2022
Canadian Giant CCL Acquires Small, Label Segment Still Red Hot; and more…
Published January 10, 2022
Southern California Graphics Sells to GPA, CJK Acquires Again; and more…
Published December 8, 2021
Chatham Asset Management Victorious in Fight Over RRD, CJK Acquires; and more…
Published November 9, 2021
HH Global Acquires Noosh, Allan Creel Jumps Back In, PE Still Loves Labels, and more…
Published October 8, 2021
Resource Label Group Acquires Ample Label, Kennedy Group Purchases Color Label Business, Postal Center International Buys Arrowmail, and more…
Published September 9, 2021
M&A activity returns to pre-pandemic levels, label companies are red hot targets for PE-backed roll-ups; new national consolidator in commercial print, direct mail is steady, wide format matures; and more…
Published August 9, 2021
Fort Dearborn & Multi-Color Join Forces, Mt. Royal Expands, and more…
Published July 12, 2021
Shutterfly acquires Spoonflower, Cathedral expands, and more…
Published June 7, 2021
Printful Snags Unicorn Investment, Commercial Printing M&A Picks Up, and more…
Published May 7, 2021
CompoSecure Merges with SPAC, Oliver Acquires Boutwell, and more…
Published April 8, 2021
Paper Source files for bankruptcy, packaging segment is white hot, and more…
Published March 8, 2021
Lake Book Joins Grafica Veneta, Outside Media Integrates, JN White Acquires ECI Screenprint, and more…
Published February 8, 2021
Printing United Alliance Sets the Standard, H.I.G. Bags Action, BluEdge Expands, and more…
Published January 8, 2021
ProAmpac Brown Bagging It, Alcom Spreads Out, Ebony & The Voice Rise From the Dead, and more…
Published December 8, 2020
Bertelsmann buys Simon & Schuster and Quad’s Book Plant, I.D. Images acquires Pointil Systems, Graphic Village adds a tuck-in, and more…
Published December 3, 2020
Rod Bristol talks with Jim Barker, the former owner of Richardson Communications Group, who merged his company with Kingston Printing. Jim talks about selling his business right in the middle of the worst part of the COVID-19 crisis.
Published November 9, 2020
LSC Jettisons Creel Las Vegas Before Final Sale to Atlas, Brook & Whittle Acquires, Traxium Files Bankruptcy, and more…
Published October 8, 2020
Cenveo sells off content services, Meyers expands label business, and more…
Published October 1, 2020
Mark Hahn of Graphic Arts Advisors looks back at M&A activity in 2020 by segment and identifies some long-term trends, which segments have experienced more or less deal activity, the rationale behind acquisition activity, and the impact that the COVID crisis had on this year’s M&A activity.
Published September 9, 2020
M&A activity in commercial printing dips, tuck-ins still predominate; packaging deals are driven by PE, labels lead the pack; wide format transactions pick up; and more…
Published August 26, 2020
Rod Bristol talks with Mark Hahn of Graphic Arts Advisors about how M&A activity is not as high as it was pre-COVID, but there is still a steady drumbeat of activity and buyers are not veering off the strategic path they had been on.
Published August 11, 2020
CJK Acquires Quad Book Plant, Mittera Executes on Strategy (Again), and more…
Published July 23, 2020
Rod Bristol talks with Mark Hahn of Graphic Arts Advisors about how buyers are back in the market: after a lull, new transactions are underway. Packaging acquisitions, specifically food packaging, have led the way.
Published July 9, 2020
Southern Champion Tray Acquires, Brook & Whittle Establishes Western Presence, and more…
Published July 6, 2020
Rod Bristol talks with Mark Hahn of Graphic Arts Advisors about Graphic Village's acquisition of DMS Ink, a transaction that is representative of the “regional roll-up” trend that has been developing in the industry for the past couple of years.
Published June 8, 2020
Graphic Village acquires DMS ink, Brook & Whittle adds Croydon, and more…
Published May 26, 2020
Rod Bristol talks with Mark Hahn of Graphic Arts Advisors about consolidation among printing industry trade associations, culminating in the recent merger of PIA and SGIA, and with John E. Hyde of Graphic Arts Advisors about the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the state of industry M&As.
Published May 8, 2020
Trade Association Mergers Reach an Apex, Commercial Printing Tuck-Ins, and more…
Published May 7, 2020
Mark Hahn of Graphic Arts Advisors is interviewed by Rod Bristol about current industry M&A trends in the wake of the COVID-19 shutdown.
Published April 6, 2020
Transactions continue apace up to mid-March, then abruptly stop. What’s next, and more…
Published March 9, 2020
Welch Packaging Group Stays Strategically Focused with PAX, Thomas Printworks Acquires Dynamic, GSP Adds Custom Color, and more…
Published February 7, 2020
Berkshire Hathaway Gives Up on Newspapers, Transcontinental Embarks on Retail Strategy, Graphic Village Acquires Brand Consultancy, and more…
Published January 7, 2020
Bertelsmann Buys Balance of Penguin Random House, Ripon is Sold, Blackstone Invests in HH Global, and more…
Published December 9, 2019
Mittera acquires business assets of Fuse, Knepper purchases Dual Print & Mail, H.I.G. Capital invests in print (again), and more…
Published November 8, 2019
ProMach, Fort Dearborn, Inovar, and PPC Packaging light up M&A activity, Transcontinental acquires, H.I.G. Capital goes outdoor in a big way, and more…
Published October 9, 2019
RPI Enters Consumer Market, Transcontinental Transforms, Colortree Forced into Bankruptcy and more…
Published September 9, 2019
M&A activity in commercial printing continues unabated, mostly tuck-ins; packaging deals are driven by PE; newspaper and magazine publishing segment in turmoil; and more…
Published August 7, 2019
Monotype Imaging Goes Private, DG3 Acquires, Coloredge Merges, and more…
Published July 8, 2019
Justice Department Blocks Quad, Condé Nast Sheds W, Colortree Closes and more…
Published June 10, 2019
Meredith sells off Sports Illustrated branding rights, Welch Packaging stays focused, and more…
Published May 8, 2019
Cenveo spins out more assets, Knepper acquires, MSP converges, and more…
Published April 8, 2019
Thomson-Shore under the Gavel, Salem One and Envision3 Acquire Mailing Services, and more…
Published March 8, 2019
Multi-Color Corporation taken private, McCormick Armstrong joins list of defunct web offset printers, trade-only printers trade hands, and more…
Published February 8, 2019
Satori Software acquired by BCC, Diversified Labeling Solutions sells out to Taiwan-based TSC, McClung acquires Commonwealth, Oliver buys DISC, and more…
Published January 8, 2019
Mittera acquires Henry Wurst, H.I.G. Capital invests in print, GSB Digital expands in NYC, Alliance adds another franchise system, and more…
Published December 7, 2018
Meredith sells off iconic American magazine titles, Quad/Graphics acquires Periscope, PE continues love affair with labels, and more…
Published November 8, 2018
New Dragon acquires and opens shuttered paper mill, CJK rolls on in the book segment, Quad takes on LSC Communications, and more…
Published October 8, 2018
BuildASign achieves high valuation in strategic sale to Cimpress, Snapfish acquires CafePress at bargain price, regional serial acquirers active in commercial printing segment, and more…
Published September 10, 2018
M&A activity in commercial printing, driven by pressure to consolidate, remains robust; packaging is still the hot topic, wide format falters (just a bit), and more…
Published August 8, 2018
LSC Communications jettisons major European printing asset, acquires digital content logistics firm MAZ, label segment is very active, and more…
Published July 9, 2018
Edwards Brothers Malloy shuts down as others consolidate book printing, transactional activity at five-year low, other major closures announced…
Published June 8, 2018
DS Smith builds out US platform in corrugated, Traxium acquires two, LSC buys and sells, Deluxe automates soft skill, and more.
Published May 8, 2018
Transcontinental TC closes transformative transactions, ProAmpac buys, commercial printers actively acquire; Herbie finally retires, and more.
Published April 9, 2018
German and American rivals agree to merge, Contiweb spun off, Sun and Siegwerk acquire specialty inks, Autajon strengthens US presence, and more.
Published March 9, 2018
Quad/Graphics transforms with acquisition of Ivie, Graphic Village buys competitor Multi-Craft, Taylor builds on display platform, Platinum Equity acquires WS Packaging; and more.
Published February 8, 2018
AGI Partners builds marketing services platform; Windsor files, Xerox turns Japanese (with a nod to the Vapors’ 1980 hit song); and more…
Published February 1, 2018
What options are available for financially troubled print businesses? John Hyde, the leading expert in M&A involving financially troubled printing companies, talks with Graphic Arts Advisors about how there are more choices than ever, including Non-Bankruptcy Debt Restructuring.
Published January 9, 2018
Crane Currency acquired; IWCO teams up with ModusLink Global Solutions; OSG active in transactional segment; Fort Dearborn acquires NCL; and more…
Published December 11, 2017
TC Transcontinental executes long term strategy in flexible packaging, Graphic Packaging acquires again; Kingery Printing acquires United Graphics; and more…
Published November 9, 2017
OSG Billing Services, now owned by PE firm Aquiline Capital, adds first bolt-on with acquisition of Microdynamics, label printer Brook & Whittle acquired in secondary buyout, Vomela buys another commercial printer; and more…
Published October 9, 2017
Barry-Wehmiller consolidates ancillary print equipment sector in a robust deal environment for all things print; makers of equipment, manufacturers of materials and distributors of supplies are in demand; a look-back at the past year; and more
Published September 11, 2017
Williams Lea Tag is carved out from DHL; Mittera buys Earthcolor; Stevens Group grows with CL Graphics acquisition; Oliver begins platform build-out; and more…
Published August 9, 2017
July 2017 – Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring in the Printing, Packaging & Related Industries. LSC Communications rebuilds diversified publication services; Quark transforms; DG3 acquires UK printer Leycol; Multi-Color goes all-in with deal for Constantia Labels; and more…
Published July 11, 2017
Hearst, Gatehouse, Lee, Ogden, Phillips and Adams stir up the local newspaper business; Sandy Alexander acquires Designers’ Press; tuck-ins abound and more in the June 2017 – Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring in the Printing, Packaging & Related Industries.
Published June 12, 2017
Global franchise system owner of Mail Boxes Etc. acquires US-based printing franchise system PostNet, Standard buys Epic, ICV Partners moves upstream with LeadingResponse, and more.
Published May 9, 2017
Sheridan Group is sold, Intelligencer joins with Pemcor, Kennedy Group and Resilience Capital form Lux and buy National Label, ProAmpac and Resource Label acquire, summary of equipment manufacturing deals, and more.
Published April 10, 2017
Danaher adds Advanced Vision Technology to Pantone and X-Rite platform, Ripon acquires Maquoketa, Vomela goes commercial, private equity backs outsourcing packaging to China, and more
Published March 8, 2017
Deluxe goes mobile as strategic plan unfolds, VC fund invests in photo book printer (and brilliant marketer of print services) Chatbooks, the market for retail display and point-of-purchase printers heats up as Orora continues acquisition spree, and more…
Published February 13, 2017
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Published January 10, 2017
Australian packaging company Orora stakes out US position in retail display, acquiring The Register Group, ICV Partners buys out SG360° ESOP, Cimpress acquires National Pen, Moore DM buys PS/PS Digital and more.
Published December 7, 2016
Multi Packaging Solutions in holiday mood, buys gift card printer, OneTouchPoint has the right touch for acquisitions, Novolex bags another one, Fort Dearborn on a roll and more.
Published November 9, 2016
Billionaire Pritzker brothers capture ProAmpac, buy Vitex next day, Capital Partners win Outlook Group in secondary buyout, IBS Direct merges with Maestro Media Print Solutions and more.
Published October 11, 2016
HP commits to paper-based future, private equity invests in managed print services, ink manufacturers consolidate, Hibbert acquires RedShark, Deluxe promotes promotional products, and more.
Published September 13, 2016
Massive global private equity funds move aggressively into the label and related printing segments, marketing services provider Firespring acquires Jacob North and does good, Supremex rolls up US envelope production, the newspaper chess game goes on and more.
Published August 9, 2016
Hi-tech inkjet company Xaar makes inroads into US industrial printing market with acquisition of pad printing company, 4over acquires another trade printer, Nationwide Argosy divests last operating company, newspapers consolidate, corrugated segment is active and more.
Published July 14, 2016
Dot-com era company, Internet Brands, with backing from KKR, invests in Fodor’s travel guides and commits to maintain print editions, Transcontinental builds flexible packaging division with third US acquisition, Weyerhaeuser completes next step of exit from paper business, ALJ Regional bolts Color Optics onto portfolio company Phoenix Color and more.
Published June 13, 2016
CCL Industries’ establishes international niche positions acquiring label printers at a steady pace, Oliver Printing transitions to carton printing and forms platform company for Pfingsten, M&A activity resumes in commercial printing segment, Dex Media files “Chapter 33”, and more.
Published May 11, 2016
April 2016 – Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring in the Printing, Packaging & Related Industries
Published April 12, 2016
March 2016 – Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring in the Printing, Packaging & Related Industries
Published March 10, 2016
February 2016 – Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring in the Printing, Packaging & Related Industries.
Published February 9, 2016
January 2016 – Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring in the Printing, Packaging & Related Industries
Published January 13, 2016
December 2015 – Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring in the Printing, Packaging & Related Industries
Published December 10, 2015
Saugatuck Capital bolts Plymouth Printing onto Pharmaceutic Litho & Label, Rondo-Pak adds Contemporary Graphics to US pharma printing platform, Firespring evolves into MSP, Circle Graphics corrals grand format printer Imagic, the Mittera Group continues traditional printing rollup.
Published November 9, 2015
The Box is in – paperboard, corrugated, decorated, foil-stamped, bar-coded, laminated, textured, embossed, pearlized, diecut, folded, glued, large and small. Folks in the business of printing love the box. Unlike the box’s troubled cousin, commercial printing, the box is reordered on a regular basis and is far less subject to disruption by online internet-based technologies.
Published October 8, 2015
September 2015 –Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring in the Printing, Packaging & Related Industries
Published September 10, 2015
August 2015 –Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring in the Printing, Packaging & Related Industries
Published August 10, 2015
July 2015 –Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring in the Printing, Packaging & Related Industries.
Published July 14, 2015
Analysis of June 2015 Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring in the Printing, Packaging & Related Industries
Published June 12, 2015
De-evolution for eBooks Platform? – May 2015 M&A Activity, includes commercial printing, packaging, newspapers, and equipment.
Published May 12, 2015
April 2015 –Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring in the Printing, Packaging & Related Industries
Published April 13, 2015
March 2015 –Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring in the Printing, Packaging & Related Industries.
Published March 13, 2015
Books were ascendant in the printing deal space as RR Donnelley swooped down and snatched Courier Corporation right out of the arms of Courier’s suitor of choice, Quad/Graphics. Almost two and half times larger than Quad, RRD was not about to let this opportunity escape as it did last year when Quad acquired Brown Printing in a sweetheart of a deal.
Published February 11, 2015
Paper and packaging industry giant MeadWestvaco appears to be at the end of its life as an independent entity. The company agreed to a merger with RockTenn to form a yet-to-be-named successor company. RockTenn’s expertise in kraft paper, corrugated cartons and retail displays will combine with MeadWestvaco’s strengths in paperboard and folding cartons. The result will be a powerful player in the increasingly global packaging industry, with over $15 billion in annual revenues.
Published January 13, 2015
The Darwinian process of growth, change, merger, and failure proceeded with full vigor during 2014. The 241 transactions announced during 2014 in the printing, packaging, and related industries in the US and Canada represent a 40% increase compared to the 172 transactions that we noted during all of 2013. The vibrancy of the market is consistent with the M&A activity noted across many industries over the past year
Published December 15, 2014
Less than a year after swimming with the sharks on the popular TV show Shark Tank in January 2014, husband-and-wife team and printing company owners, Julie and Brian Whiteman, sold their digital photobook app, GrooveBook, to Shutterfly for $14.5 million.
Published November 26, 2014
Printing companies are experiencing a modest reprieve from the very tough market of the past several years, leading many owners to wonder, is now the time to sell?
Published November 11, 2014
October 2014 –Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring in the Printing, Packaging & Related Industries
Published October 7, 2014
It’s been a long downhill slide for roll-up activity in the commercial printing industry. The major players have either exited the field (Consolidated Graphics), partially disintegrated (Nationwide Argosy, né Nationwide Graphics), or struggled with their own lack of clear strategic direction (Cenveo, né Mail-Well). That void may soon be filled by regional players that are stretching beyond the boundaries of their original core operation. In contrast to those aforementioned major league teams that were fueled by shares issued in the public markets, the new draft of contenders are energized and coached by private equity funds flush with cash and the ability to borrow at very favorable rates from eager lenders.
Published September 15, 2014
Streamworks acquires design and production boutique, Maidstone Capital adds EU Services to its portfolio to join with Com-Pak Services, YGS Group acquires Print Management, Performance POP buys Miramar Designs, RockTenn purchases display division from American Greetings, and more - August M&A transactions and restructurings are posted at The Target Report.
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