Printing Industry Commentary & Analysis

Articles by John Hyde

John Hyde, Esq. is a Director of Graphic Arts Advisors, a boutique strategic financial advisory and consulting firm focused exclusively on the printing, packaging and related industries. John is a licensed attorney and his services include structuring transactions for strategic M&A and non-bankruptcy orderly liquidations for graceful exit from ownership. John is the author of The Hyde Opinion and is regularly published and quoted in printing industry trade and management journals. John can be reached at 646-220-4431 or [email protected].

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Show Me the Money: Why Strategic Buyer Financial Disclosure Is Normal in Printing Industry M&A and What to Do About It

Published June 6, 2017

In the world of strategic M&A among privately-owned print, mail and graphics communications companies, seller due diligence into the buyer is a common practice.

Imagine Losing Money for Ten Years in a Row And Staying in Business

Published March 20, 2017

It’s a famous example of a large public company that defied gravity - Trans World Airlines (also known as TWA for those of us old enough to remember the brand) famously posted ten consecutive money-losing years and continued to operate, essentially living off capital generated from its once successful legacy enterprise. No small company could ever lose money and survive for an extended period measured in decades!

Big Wall Street Deals Get Done Faster Than Small Business M&A: Here’s Why

Published December 19, 2016

How is it possible that corporate giants AT&T and Time Warner reach an agreement on the terms of a merger in only two months while many small business owners languish over deals for six months, nine months, or even years?

Hyde Opinion: the Sale of DG3 to Resilience Capital Partners

Published September 21, 2016

DG3, a significant player in the NYC metro, national and international market for commercial and financial printing, has entered another phase of its storied existence of acquisitions, going public, sale of the company, management buyout, return of the founder, sale to private equity and now a secondary sale to private equity and special situation fund Resilience Capital Partners.

Hyde Opinion: Recent Paper Distributor Consolidation

Published August 16, 2016

It’s no surprise that Lindenmeyr has recently announced that it had acquired Graphic Paper, a paper distribution company based on Long Island, New York. According to The Target Report, there was significant M&A activity in the paper industry during 2015, of which seven transactions involved the acquisition of formerly family-owned distributors of printing papers.