CHICAGO, ILLINOIS----Billow Butler & Company, L.L.C., a Chicago based, boutique investment banking firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, headlined the Southeast Prepress Association conference located on Amelia Island, Florida on July 23, 2001. Billow Butler & Company spoke on "Selling Your Business: The Good, the Bad and The Ugly."

“The prepress industry is continuing to undergo technological change and corporate consolidation,” indicates Darrell Butler, Managing Director and Principal. “Competition from upstream production design firms and downstream printers is creating a highly competitive atmosphere. Successful prepress houses have broadened their services to include design, digital asset management, computer-to-plate, plate making and others or have developed specializations such as flexible packaging.”

Billow Butler & Company has been actively involved in the printing industry for some time, successfully closing several noteworthy transactions involving the sale of privately owned printing-related companies. Most recently, Billow Butler & Company served as financial advisor to Comco Machinery International negotiating its sale to Mark Andy, Inc., a subsidiary of the Dover Corporation.

Billow Butler & Company initiates transactions and represents private companies, serving as an advocate for the seller in a financial advisory and investment banker role. This firm is dedicated to providing its clients with highly personalized, strategic intermediary and M&A services. They are committed to deliver these with professionalism and care, excellent service, the utmost integrity, and superior dedication to the achievement of the best results.