Business Management - M&A

Ken Holsclaw, co-founder and president of Phase 3 Marketing and Communications, talks about the company's recent acquisition of Technology Media Group (TMG), shares how the acquisition will increase Phase 3's offerings, and provides insight into the company's path forward.

Convergent Print Group will take advantage of the core competencies of two merged companies. A strong commitment to innovation and growth will help the company customers bring their big ideas to market.

Phase 3 Marketing and Communications, headquartered in Atlanta with offices in Dallas, New York City Metropolitan Area, Nashville and Charlotte, announced the acquisition of Technology Media Group, Inc. (TMG), an established Dallas-based digital printing company.

BPGraphics in Phoenix, Arizona, and Vincent Printing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, announced that the two companies are joining forces to create Convergent Print Group.

Advanced Digital Services (ADS) in Livermore, California, has been acquired by Crisp Imaging.

How often in the print industry do we say no?

Appleton, Wisconsin-based JP Graphics has been acquired by BR Printers of San Jose, California. JP Graphics serves the commercial print market with an array of services like offset, digital, large-format printing, and packaging capabilities.

Peter Schaefer, a partner at New Direction Partners, discusses why more and more private equity (PE) firms are seeking to acquire printing and packaging companies, how it's impacting sales multiples, differences between PE and strategic buyers, and if an economic downturn would impact current and new PE entrants.

Archroma announced that it has secured all regulatory approvals required to complete the acquisition of the Textile Effects business from Huntsman Textile Effects.

Success in the market now depends on delivering a value proposition to customers that is more meaningful than just owning a wide-format printing device.