Mountain Lakes, New Jersey – Mark Hahn will be presenting this year’s Economic Forecast for the printing, packaging and related industries at the Graph Expo 15 pre-show Executive Outlook Conference.

Mark Hahn, GAA Founder and Managing Director will be presenting the “Economic Forecast” for the printing, packaging and related industries at the Executive Outlook Conference which takes place on the morning of September 13^th at McCormick Place in Chicago, immediately preceding the opening of Graph Expo 15. Data on recent transactional activity in the commercial, newspaper and packaging segments of the printing industry will be presented, with projections for future prospects in these and other segments of the industry.

Mark will also be presenting a Graph Expo seminar, “The Art of Acquisition: Growing (or Selling) Your Print or Packaging Company” at 4:00 pm on Monday the 14^th. The 90 minute “how-to” session will cover specific steps to take and review the stages of a rigorous, well-executed and ultimately successful M&A transaction in the printing and related industries. Topics covered will include “GAA’s 13 Points of Value” and examples of recent transactions illustrating today’s market conditions.

Mark is regularly quoted and published in several printing industry trade and management journals; and through his monthly blog, The Target Report, Mark provides the printing, packaging and related industries with a high level overview of industry trends and a central source of information where owners, investors, lenders and other professionals can view information about the latest mergers, acquisitions and restructuring in the printing industry, broadly defined.

Graphic Arts Advisors, LLC is a national boutique strategic financial advisory and consulting firm located in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey with additional professionals in Texas, Florida and New York. The firm’ practice is focused exclusively on the printing, packaging, signage, mailing, marketing services, brand management and related graphic communications industries, serving clients throughout the US and Canada with revenues up to $200 million and transactional needs of up to $100 million. Additional information can be found on the company’s website at www.graphicartsadvisors.com.