commercial printer with binding and other full-service offerings

$24M Revenue

Company Overview

The Company is a full-service, commercial printer offering offset and digital printing, finishing and bindery, and warehousing services.

Historically, the Company provides services to customers across a broad industry base, including financial services, retail, consumer products, manufacturing and medical.

Engagement Overview

Historically, the Company had been profitable, generating revenue in excess of $24 million.

Revenue decline in combination with an over-leveraged balances sheet caused a significant decline in cash flows which resulted in a significant over-advance situation with its senior lender.

Through aggressive actions, FDP reversed a net loss of $470 thousand in 2016.  Actions include:

–Pricing increasing resulting in nearly $100 thousand of profit improvement.

–Production cost reductions saving $238 thousand in expenses.

–Overhead cost reductions saving $346 thousand in expenses.

Addendum:

Company re-engaged FDP in 2019 after switching senior lenders.  Company reverted to net losses in 2018 and 2019.

With the onset of COVID-19, FDP assisted the Company’s owners with a successful sale of the Company to a local competitor, preserving jobs and customers, as well as providing sufficient anticipated proceeds to completely repay the senior debtholders.

Results

FDP led a successful financial turnaround, returning the Company to profitability in 2017.

In addition, the over-advance with the senior lender was corrected with sufficient availability provided to operate the Company.

FDP led a successful sale of the Company to a local competitor in 2020.

FDP News

Jan - 25

FDP Advises Northern Wholesale Supply

Fort Dearborn Partners ("FDP" or "Fort Dearborn") is pleased to announce that we served as the sole financial advisor and investment banker to Northern... Read More

Oct - 23

Max Bechtel and Austin Curtis join Fort Dearborn Partners

Please join us in welcoming the newest members of the Fort Dearborn Team, Max Bechtel and Austin Curtis.

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