Wisconsin Mergers & Acquisitions Focus Forum – Are You A Buyer or a Seller?

GLGA is hosting an M&A Focus Forum on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Midland Paper, Packaging & Supplies in Milwaukee, WI.  Jim Russell and Al Reijmer of New Direction Partners will be discussing the mergers and acquisitions market.

In today’s print market, organic growth is hard to come by. In an industry that is still contracting, and with buyers and marketers who have less time to meet with new vendors (your sales people), organic growth is a serious challenge for most printing companies and their sales teams. For the last few years, the team at New Direction Partners has been advising that printers who are struggling with organic growth should be either a buyer or a seller … And that is still the case today.

Which one should you be? Is your company positioned properly to effectively manage a “tuck in” of new business and grow through acquisition, or should you be considering the sale of your company to another firm better positioned to help you grow your revenue? And if so, how do you determine your company’s value?

In this session you will:

  • Identify the key traits and characteristics of businesses that should be buying other companies,
  • Learn which types of businesses might be better suited to merging with or selling to a friendly competitor,
  • Find out how values are determined in those transactions, and
  • End with a few guidelines for ensuring your business has the best value.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from M&A experts and gain insight that can benefit your company. The program includes lunch.

Who Should Attend:
CEOs
Presidents
Business Owners

Date:
Thursday, April 11, 2019

Time:
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Location:
Midland Paper, Packaging & Supplies
8601 N. 91st St.
Milwaukee, WI 53224

Cost:
GLGA Members – $29.00 per person
Not-Yet-Members – $39.00 per person

About the Presenters:

Al Reijmer and Jim Russell are partners in New Direction Partners (NDP), the leading provider of advisory services for printing and packaging firms seeking growth and opportunity through mergers and acquisitions. NDP assists its clients by giving them expert guidance and peace of mind at every stage of the process of buying or selling a printing or packaging company. Services include representing selling shareholders; acquisition searches; valuation; capital formation and financing; and strategic planning. NDP’s partners have participated in more than 300 mergers and acquisitions since 1979. Collectively they possess more than 200 years of industry experience with transactions in aggregate exceeding $2 billion. For information, email info@newdirectionpartners.com.

 

Online registration is now closed. If you haven’t registered, you are still very welcome to attend. There are some limited spaces still available. Please contact Joe Lyman at (262) 522-2212 if you have any questions.

 

 

Safety and Environmental Focus Forum

GLGA is hosting a Safety and Environmental Focus Forum on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at Jimmy’s Charhouse in Elk Grove Village, IL. With the changes in local and federal laws for safety and environmental compliance our presenter will cover compliance issues and how the changes will affect your company. The program includes lunch.

Who Should Attend:
CEOs
Presidents
HR and Safety Managers

Date:
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Time:
11:30 a.m. – Check-in and networking
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch and program

Cost:
GLGA Members – $40.00 per person
Not-Yet-Members – $55.00 per person

About the Presenter:

Ann O’Brien has more than 38 years of experience which grew into a long health, safety, and environmental management career. Ann has assisted industrial and commercial clients located throughout the United States with environmental management and compliance programs, including, but not limited to, air and water quality permitting; environmental recordkeeping; reporting and monitoring programs; hazardous waste management; employee environmental health and safety (EHS) training; environmental compliance audits; and Phase I, II, and III environmental site assessments and due diligence associated with real estate transactions and corporate acquisitions. During her tenure as Vice President of Environmental Affairs with a large international printing company, Ann brought several contaminated sites to clean closure. Ann also led an initiative to replace all pollution control systems to energy efficiency technology, and led the environmental due diligence efforts as part of the acquisition of several companies as well as the closure and sale of numerous printing facilities across the United States, Canada, and Europe.

 

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR:

Online registration is now closed. If you haven’t registered, you are still very welcome to attend. There are some limited spaces still available. Please contact Bill Gibson at (312) 704-5000 if you have any questions.

 

Lunch with the Printers

It’s Lunch Time!

On the third Tuesday of the month, join your fellow members of the Indiana printing industry for Lunch with the Printers.  Lunch with the Printers is an informal gathering of printers and suppliers who meet for lunch and conversation.  There is no program and no fee (other than your lunch); it is just an opportunity to network with your peers.  GLGA members and not-yet members are welcome.

We will be meeting on Tuesday, March 19, at a hidden gem, Northside Kitchenette in Indianapolis, to enjoy their fabulous lunch menu or their all-day breakfast specialties.  Arrive around noon, grab a bite to eat and depart on your own schedule.  You don’t need to RSVP to attend; however, if you know you are coming please let Brent Eckhart at beckhart@glga.info know so we can reserve the correct amount of space for the group.

Hope to see you Tuesday the 19th for Lunch with the Printers!

Illinois Mergers & Acquisitions Focus Forum – Are You A Buyer or a Seller?

GLGA is hosting an M&A Focus Forum on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at Jimmy’s Charhouse in Elk Grove Village, IL.  Jim Russell and Al Reijmer of New Direction Partners will be discussing the mergers and acquisitions market.

In today’s print market, organic growth is hard to come by. In an industry that is still contracting, and with buyers and marketers who have less time to meet with new vendors (your sales people), organic growth is a serious challenge for most printing companies and their sales teams. For the last few years, the team at New Direction Partners has been advising that printers who are struggling with organic growth should be either a buyer or a seller … And that is still the case today.

Which one should you be? Is your company positioned properly to effectively manage a “tuck in” of new business and grow through acquisition, or should you be considering the sale of your company to another firm better positioned to help you grow your revenue? And if so, how do you determine your company’s value?

In this session you will:

  • Identify the key traits and characteristics of businesses that should be buying other companies,
  • Learn which types of businesses might be better suited to merging with or selling to a friendly competitor,
  • Find out how values are determined in those transactions, and
  • End with a few guidelines for ensuring your business has the best value.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from M&A experts and gain insight that can benefit your company. The program includes lunch.

Who Should Attend:
CEOs
Presidents
Business Owners

Date:
Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Time:
11:30 a.m. – Check-in and networking
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch and program

Cost:
GLGA Members – $40.00 per person
Not-Yet-Members – $55.00 per person

About the Presenters:

Al Reijmer and Jim Russell are partners in New Direction Partners (NDP), the leading provider of advisory services for printing and packaging firms seeking growth and opportunity through mergers and acquisitions. NDP assists its clients by giving them expert guidance and peace of mind at every stage of the process of buying or selling a printing or packaging company. Services include representing selling shareholders; acquisition searches; valuation; capital formation and financing; and strategic planning. NDP’s partners have participated in more than 300 mergers and acquisitions since 1979. Collectively they possess more than 200 years of industry experience with transactions in aggregate exceeding $2 billion. For information, email info@newdirectionpartners.com.

 

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR:

Online registration is now closed. If you haven’t registered, you are still very welcome to attend. There are some limited spaces still available. Please contact Bill Gibson at (312) 704-5000 if you have any questions.

 

 

Quarterly HR Update Webinar

FREE for GLGA members!

Need to keep up to date on what’s going on HR-wise? Tune in to the Quarterly HR Update webinar on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. Adriane Harrison, Printing Industries of America’s Vice President of Human Relations, will update us on what is happening in state and federal labor and employment law. Don’t miss your opportunity to keep up-to-date with the HR laws impacting your company.

This program has been submitted for 1 General Credit Hour by the HR Certification Institute (HRCI).

About the Speaker:

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Adriane Harrison is an experienced human resources professional with an extensive background in business, law, and non-profit management. She practiced fifteen years as an attorney specializing in commercial litigation and securities law. Adriane currently heads the human relations department for the Printing Industries of America, the national trade association for the print industry. Her office is at PIA Headquarters in Warrendale, PA. Adriane holds an undergraduate degree in Journalism from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a law degree from DePaul University in Chicago.

 

Date:
Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Time:
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Eastern / 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Central

Cost:
FREE for GLGA members. Not-yet-members: $39 per Internet connection (you may have multiple people sit in on one connection.)

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A confirmation email with the connection information will be sent to you a few days before the webinar.