Understanding EBITDA Valuations and Add-Backs
Most buyers or valuation experts in our industry use EBITDA as a key metric to analyze a company’s operating profitability and determine its
“Do You Think That You Are Invincible?”
One of the deadly sins of a print/sign shop owner or partner is invincibility. These owners or partners believe that they are bullet proof,
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...
Using Baseball’s Model of keeping Metrics to Run Your Company
The baseball season has started and one great thing that sets Major League Baseball apart from other team sports is that there is nowhere to
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
Shifting Tides in The Wide-Format Printing Landscape
The wide-format printing segment has matured and is fully integrated into the larger printing and graphic communications industry. Many comm
Expanded Market Opportunity and Synergies in Capabilities Results in Plumb Marketing Sale to Salt Lake City Firm
GAA is pleased to announce the recently completed sale of Plumb Marketing located in Denver, Colorado to Sun Print Solutions...
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...