Downingtown, PA (July 18, 2023) – Mike Dudek is extremely pleased to announce that Bill Laughlin, a leading mergers and acquisitions (M&A) expert, has joined Zygoquest Group “seeking to unite” as executive vice president and board member.
Laughlin is arguably the most knowledgeable and experienced M&A expert in the corrugated and value-added packaging products industry. Having worked for the most acquisitive buyers in the industry, Laughlin knows the buyers better than anyone else. Laughlin is armed and ready to represent seller owners with their exit strategy.
Laughlin also has extensive M&A experience in the office equipment industry, the fine and industrial paper industry, health services, aerospace and other industries. He is a CPA with over 40 years of experience in initiating and consummating countless M&A transactions. Prior to joining Zygoquest Group, Laughlin served as:
- Executive vice president of Supply One Inc. – Laughlin spearheaded and consummated 40 acquisitions in the packaging arena for one of the largest independent suppliers of corrugated and packaging products and services in the United States with total revenue of $1.4 billion. He was one of three founders and original owners of Supply One.
- Vice president of acquisitions of Unisource Worldwide – Laughlin spearheaded and consummated 70 acquisitions in the packaging arena with aggregate revenue of $1 billion for the largest independent distributor of fine and industrial paper with total revenue of $7 billion.
- Vice president of Alco Standard Corporation – Laughlin was responsible for the operational and financial due diligence for approximately 500 acquisitions for this $15 billion diversified conglomerate. He developed its Mexican acquisition strategy and acquired 20 Mexican companies; served as interim CFO for European operations and completed acquisitions in Germany, Austria and Denmark.
- Audit partner at Touche Ross & Co. – Laughlin was the senior technical partner for Pennsylvania, South Jersey and Delaware offices for this former Big 8 accounting firm, now part of Deloitte, the number-one accounting firm in the world.
Previously, Laughlin was an executive vice president of Zygoquest Group, where he worked with Dudek to represent and consummate many transactions in the office equipment and IT managed services industries.
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About Zygoquest Group and Mike Dudek
Mike Dudek, an attorney and CPA, is the owner of Zygoquest Group “seeking to unite” which provides customized merger and acquisition services to buyers and sellers of companies. Zygoquest is the number-one M&A authority in the office products industry. Mike Dudek and Rich Wisniewski are authors of over 500 consummated M&A transactions, including many technology services acquisitions during their careers. Prior to founding Zygoquest, Mike Dudek was vice president of acquisitions and vice president of finance for IKON Office Solutions, a $5.5 billion NYSE company acquired by Ricoh Corporation. Dudek has evaluated transactions ranging from the smallest transactions to the largest deals in the office products industry – from million-dollar deals to multi-billion-dollar deals. The Zygoquest website contains deals you will recognize.
About Law Office of Mike Dudek
Mike Dudek also owns the Law Office of Mike Dudek, which provides owners and executives with customized and affordable legal services on mergers and acquisitions and other complex business transactions.
