Troubled Times for Graphic Machinery Innovators – July 2024 M&A Activity
Two Innovators in the design and manufacture of machinery used in graphic-related industries recently filed for bankruptcy, bringing to ligh
Corrugated Consolidation – June 2024 M&A Activity
There has been a steady uptick in the number of acquisitions over the past twelve months of companies focused on the production of corrugate
Book Manufacturing in Turmoil – May 2024 M&A Activity
Change continues to rock the book manufacturing business. Contracts for book printing and bindery services have declined as publishers...
Paper Manufacturers Shift Grades – April 2024 M&A Activity
In a classic bidding war that played out in the public markets, International Paper announced that it had prevailed over Mondi in the...
Half a Loaf is Better than None – March 2024 M&A Activity
Chatham Asset Management, the owner of R.R. Donnelley (“RRD”), the country’s largest printing company, tried and failed last year to acquire
Stationers in Turmoil – February 2024 M&A Activity
The Stationers across the country are up in arms! Shock waves hit this specialty corner of the printing industry on Valentine's Day...
Paper-Based Journalism is Melting Away – January 2024 M&A Activity
The churn in newspaper ownership continues unabated. While some newspapers simply close up, there remains a robust market as local...
Climb Another Peak? – December 2023 M&A Activity
Global M&A activity in 2023 fell approximately 20% compared to 2022, according to Bain & Co, a global business consulting firm. Within that
The One-Two Punch Platform– November 2023 M&A Activity
Core Industrial Partners is back in the ring, re-entering the packaging market as a contender in the emerging roll-up of the folding carton
On-Product Printing Promotes & Protects – October 2023 M&A Activity
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