Compass Capital Partners and WhatTheyThink Present Webinar on Mergers and Acquisitions in the Printing Industry

May 7th, 2008 -- Lexington, Kentucky USA -- WhatTheyThink.com reported that more than 300 industry professionals registered for a free printing industry educational webinar. Mergers & Acquisitions in the Printing Industry, led by industry expert Peter J. Schaefer, President of Compass Capital Partners, Ltd.  The program was held Wednesday, May 7th.

Free access to the archive of the session can be accessed here.

“The ideal target for acquisition has greater than $10 million in revenue, a clean balance sheet, and an energetic management team that is willing to stay on board,” said Schaefer. “We also covered other criteria in this session, as well as what makes a business not so attractive.  As mergers and acquisitions appear to be heating up again, businesses should take these criteria into consideration as they think about their future.” Schaefer also pointed out that a buyer acquiring a book of business and moving it to his existing plant can achieve dramatic economic benefits.

Schaefer addressed the following topics during the session:

• Current Trends in Printing M&A
• What Determines Value?
• Consolidation—Why It Is Attractive to Buyers
• What’s Attractive (and What’s Not) to Buyers

“We are extremely pleased that Compass Capital Partners, Ltd., was willing to share their considerable expertise with our readers,” said Randy Davidson, President, WhatTheyThink. “There is definite benefit in hearing what Schaefer has to say about the role of mergers and acquisitions in today’s unsettled economic climate.”

Attendees may view and listen to the archive of the presentation using a standard Internet browser with audio streamed via computer. A PDF of the presentation may also be downloaded and includes additional information that was not covered during the session.

Compass Capital Partners has provided the printing industry with exceptional advisory services since 1980. Since 1996 we have completed 142 transactions for aggregate total consideration in excess of $4.0 billion representing companies with total revenues of more than $5.5 billion.

Compass Capital Partners is recognized nationally as a leader in investment banking, valuation services, financial advisory services and management consulting. In fact, the firm was the recipient of NAPL’s prestigious Industry Award for 1998. Its Chairman & CEO, Harris DeWese, was the recipient of the prestigious 2005 Walter E. Soderstrom Award.

WhatTheyThink.com is the printing and publishing industry's leading online media organization; offering a wide range of publications delivering unbiased, real-time market intelligence, industry news, economic and trend analysis, peer-to-peer communication, and special reports on emerging technology and critical events. Serving a membership base of more than 50,000, WhatTheyThink.com also hosts webinars and live events as well as providing content through a syndication program, which delivers content directly to related websites and through RSS.

Peter Schaefer is President, COO and Partner at Compass and he specializes in mergers and acquisitions as well as corporate valuations. He has a hands-on, proactive approach to negotiating deals and has been instrumental in the structuring and development of many of Compass’s most important transactions during his thirteen years at the firm.
Peter is an experienced dealmaker with numerous completed sales engagements to his credit. His transactions include the sale of T/O Printing to Consolidated Graphics, the divestiture of Media General's Beacon Press to Cadmus Communications, the sale of Midwest Bank Note to an international conglomerate and the sale of Keystone Helicopter Corporation to Ranger Aerospace.

Prior to joining Compass in 1993, Peter worked in the investment banking departments of KPMG Peat Marwick and Coopers & Lybrand. He received a BS in Economics and Political Science from Trinity College and an MBA from Villanova University. He is a Candidate Member of the American Society of Appraisers. Peter is a member of the printing industry's prestigious Soderstrom Society.

Peter can be reached by calling (866) 879-2100 or his direct line at (484) 879-1881 or by email at schaeferp@comcapltd.com.

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