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September 13, 2010

NAPL Introduction Leads to Combination of Cross Media and Ussery

The NAPL introduction of Cross Media and Ussery is somewhat bittersweet. Yes, it resulted in a strategic transaction, something the client very much needed. See link to press release below.

But the transaction marks the end of the working relationship I've had with the folks at Cross Media. It has been a real privilege for the past several years to have worked with Jeff Bradford and Mike Tobias of Cross Media, a Dallas TX based firm. They are two of the "best and the brightest" I've met in the print and graphics communications industry, and the downfall of their company is ample proof that building and sustaining a leading company is no easy task.

I am attaching a PDF of the press release prepared by the management team of Ussery Printing, who is bringing the Cross Media folks into their operations as part of a strategic transaction.


Ussery Press Release 8-27-2010


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  • John Hyde is a Senior Vice President of NAPL, a not-for-profit business management association representing progressive, leading companies in the graphic communications industry. NAPL is uniquely positioned to help companies grow, improve and prosper through unparalleled member resources, industry-leading research and custom-tailored consulting services. As an entrepreneur, John has the unique ability to quickly read a client’s situation when facing a crossroads and lay out the alternative courses of action enabling faster ownership decision-making, with less risk, and with greater confidence. John’s insights are based on his nearly 20 years’ experience helping print and graphic communications companies become industry leaders. John is a trusted advisor to company owners and senior executives who are seeking to build long term shareholder value through strategic mergers and acquisitions. John’s subject matter expertise encompasses the areas of business valuation; mergers and acquisitions; sale of business; debt restructuring; financing; partnership agreements; succession planning; and turnaround management. A licensed attorney, John holds a BA from Colgate University and a JD from Tulane Law School. He joined NAPL in May 2004 when the consulting firm he founded in 1990, Rampart Associates, was acquired by NAPL. Prior to that, John practiced law in the late 1980s at two large law firms known for merger and acquisition work and bank debt restructuring.

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