WhatTheyThink Webinar, sponsored by Compass Capital, delves into protecting your company's worth in troubled times

Compass Capital's Peter Schaefer shares business expertise

December 10, 2008 -- Lexington, Kentucky USA -- WhatTheyThink.com today reported that nearly 250 industry professionals registered to attend a free printing industry educational webinar. Building Value: Protecting Your Company's Worth in Troubled Times. The event was moderated by WhatTheyThink Senior Editor Cary Sherburne and sponsored by Compass Capital Partners.  During the program, Sherburne was joined by Peter Schaefer of Compass Capital Partners, one of the leading merger & acquisition firms serving the printing industry.

No-charge access to the webinar archive is available here:

http://members.whattheythink.com/home/webinars/webinar081203.cfm

"With the economy remaining uncertain and U.S. printing shipments on a downward spiral," said Sherburne, "business owners must carefully consider investment strategies in light of the business value they will bring.   Schaefer did a terrific job of explaining the difference in business valuation between companies that are no-profit, low-profit and super-profitable, as well as describing common characteristics of super-profitable businesses. We are pleased that Compass Capital Partners has agreed to share its expertise with our readers."

Peter Schaefer is President, COO and Partner, Compass Capital Partners.  Peter joined Compass Capital Partners in 1993 and is an experienced dealmaker with twenty years of investment banking and valuation experience.  He has handled transactions in virtually every segment of the industry, representing sellers as well as buyers.  In addition, Peter performs numerous printing valuations each year and is a Candidate Member of the American Society of Appraisers.  He received a BS in Economics and Political Science from Trinity College and an MBA from Villanova University.  Peter is a Member of NAPL's Soderstrom Society. 
           
"My objective in this session was to help companies frame their thinking relative to maintaining and growing the value of their businesses," said Schaefer.  "Based on the questions we received from the audience, the session appeared to provide attendees with food for thought as they examine their business approach in a new and different way.  The best companies will leverage these difficult times to position themselves with increased strength when the economy does return."

"This session is very timely as we plan for 2009," said Randy Davidson, President, WhatTheyThink. "For our readers who were unable to attend, I strongly urge them to take advantage of the WhatTheyThink webinar archive to view this and other valuable programs.  We appreciate the fact that Compass Capital Partners is sponsoring this important session, allowing us to make it available at no charge."

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Compass Capital Partners has provided the printing industry with exceptional advisory services since 1980. Since 1996 the firm has completed 144 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 the leader in investment banking, valuation services, financial advisory services and management consulting specializing in the printing industry.

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About Cary Sherburne

Cary Sherburne has been a Senior Editor at WhatTheyThink.com and a marketing communications consultant since 2002.  She is a well-known journalist, author and strategic marketing consultant working primarily with the printing and publishing industry. Prior to launching her consulting practice, Sherburne was the Vice President of Marketing Communications and Outsourcing Solutions at IKON Office Solutions. She served as a Director at CAP Ventures (now InfoTrends), an internationally known firm specializing in market research and strategic consulting for the digital document and print on demand industry, before joining IKON, where she launched and managed the company's Document Outsourcing Consulting Service. Sherburne has written six books, the last of which is currently in the publishing process.  No-Nonsense Innovation: Practical Strategies for Success, co-authored with Bill Lowe, the Father of the IBM PC, can be pre-ordered on Amazon.com.

Sherburne can be reached at Cary@WhatTheyThink.com.

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