Business isn’t just balance sheets and signatures for Ned Weaver. It’s about building something that lasts. As founder of Wood Creek Advisors, Weaver has turned Toledo into a proving ground for mergers and acquisitions done with a handshake-and-trust mindset rather than just a calculator.
Ned Weaver, managing partner of Toledo, Ohio-based Wood Creek Advisors, helped source the initial acquisition of Seneca Printing Express by Seneca Label & Packaging, and will continue to do so going forward. He maintains a large database of potential targets and said that closing two acquisitions a year is a goal.
New tariffs are creating fresh challenges and layers of uncertainty within the printing and packaging industry. As import costs rise, so does the cost of goods sold (COGS), which leaves companies with a difficult choice: to either absorb thinner margins or pass price increases onto customers – a tough sell in today’s competitive market