Marco

Coming off a 2019 that witnessed a dizzying degree of M&A activity from players large and small across our humble industry, it will be interesting to see what the new year holds in store. But if 2020 is anything resembling its predecessor, fasten your seat belts and hold on Read More

Downingtown, PA (Dec. 19, 2019) — Mike Dudek and Rich Wisniewski of Zygoquest Group “seeking to unite” served as the advisor to Image Systems for Business and its owners Arthur and Susan Schwartz on the sale of assets to Marco. The terms of the transaction are Read More

St. Cloud, MN (Dec. 17, 2019) — Marco announced today its acquisition of Image Systems for Business, Inc., a copier/printer company in Somerset, New Jersey, that has been in business since 1987. Marco’s sales and service team will serve and support clients from Image Systems’ Read More

St. Cloud, MN (Dec. 18, 2019) — Marco’s leadership team is growing with four new promotions to help expand and enhance the company’s offerings. The changes include a new chief technology officer and three new vice presidents in information technology and sales. “These promotions Read More

Troy, MI (Oct. 28, 2019) — Creating partnerships within a community isn’t just good business, it’s necessary for success. That is why Marco is teaming up with 123Net to provide increased bandwidth and reliability with business fiber internet connection for clients. 123Net has a Read More

St. Cloud, MN (Oct. 7, 2019) — Konica Minolta Business Solutions, U.S.A. Inc. has partnered with Marco to provide the University of Wisconsin-Stout with an in-kind gift of the use of an AccurioPress C2070 digital press, a 70 page per minute, dry-toner press that will allow Read More

St. Cloud, MN (Oct. 8, 2019) — When it comes to giving back to the community, outer space is the limit for Marco employees. Marco’s 2019 United Way Campaign exceeded its goal of $230,000 and raised $275,000 across all Marco locations. The theme of this year’s campaign was Mission Read More

Marco, a leading technology services provider in the United States, announced today that former Sharp Electronics America CEO Doug Albregts has been named president of Marco. Albregts joins the executive team, led by CEO Jeff Gau, to help shape and execute the company’s continued Read More

While we could discuss the ins and outs of the merger and acquisition theater on a weekly basis, alas, this week marks our final look at the subject for now, at least in terms of our state of the industry focus. You can check out the news section of our website, along with The Read More

In the last week or so, talks of a recession have become louder, though not everyone agrees that the indicators are pointing toward the big R. A story in the Wall Street Journal earlier this week pointed out that stocks declined the previous week after the 10-year Treasury yield Read More

Want a fun exercise? Try saying the words that comprise EBITDA as fast as you can, even just once. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. By the second or third try, it sounds almost robotic. Perhaps it’s appropriate, because we’re talking about cold, Read More

Walk into Steve Gau’s office, and you might find a framed picture of John McCain on the wall. Gau is an unabashed fan of the late senator’s free-wheeling, maverick style. That conjures images of a nonconformist, an unconventional free-spirited individual. And that’s just Read More

Sometimes, a book of business or select assets are all that’s needed in a deal, and this week yielded a pair of examples of such transactions—one from the dealer side, the other involving a direct division. A third deal involved the expansion of a growing buy-in platform. Read More

In conjunction with this month’s state of the industry focus on mergers and acquisitions, we’d like to provide you with a look at the various stumbling blocks that can either stall or completely stymie a deal before the final contract is signed. Often times, the obvious sticking Read More

St. Cloud, MN (July 10, 2019) — Marco implemented P.A.T. Day nearly 12 years ago, an annual charitable program that allows employees to recognize their peers with messages of appreciation accompanied by treats. An acronym for Peer Appreciation and Thanks, P.A.T.s are meaningful Read More