Portland, Oregon – December 4, 2000 – Veber Partners, a leading Portland investment-banking firm, served as exclusive financial advisor to Inform Graphics, Inc. (the “Company”), which was acquired by Workflow Management, Inc.  “This acquisition was an exciting transaction for us and represents another example of Veber Partners’ commitment to helping clients achieve their long-term corporate objectives.  Inform Graphics is exactly the type of high quality, regional company that we target for strategic M&A advisory services,” said Gayle Veber, managing partner for Veber Partners. 

Inform Graphics, Inc., headquartered in Beaverton, has been in business since 1980. The Company has earned a reputation for providing a broad range of printed business products, document management services, forms-related services, and advertising specialties to customers in the Pacific Northwest.  Its customer list includes companies such as Nike, Tektronix, Freightliner Corporation, Unisource, and Xerox.  Regarding the transaction, Greg Service, CEO of Inform Graphics said, “Most business owners have little or no experience in selling a business.  However, it is likely that potential buyers have extensive experience in this arena.  Veber Partners, with their depth of knowledge and experience did an excellent job of leveling out the playing field and bringing the shareholders maximum value and benefit.”   

President of Inform Graphics, Dan Adkison, remarked, “The professionals at Veber Partners became an integral part of our senior management team.  They understood our goals and objectives as business owners and negotiated skillfully and effectively on our behalf.  Veber Partners helped us command a premium price for our business by allowing us to keep our focus on increasing company revenues while concurrently marketing our business to a national audience.  Veber Partners exceeded our expectations and earned their fees many times over.” 

Founded in 1983, Workflow Management, Inc., which is headquartered in Palm Springs, Florida, is an integrator of graphic arts companies, providing a variety of print and office products and related management services to more than 44,000 businesses in the United States and Canada. The Company conducts its operations through 22 direct or indirect United States and Canadian subsidiaries. The Company is comprised of two main operating divisions. Integrated Business Services provides customers with print management services, including the iGetSmart e-commerce solution, designed to minimize the costs of procuring, storing and using consumable office products.  The acquisition of Inform Graphics adds to Workflow's West Coast presence and furthers its penetration into the $15 billion promotional products marketplace. 

Veber Partners, LLC, founded in 1994, is one of the premier private investment banking firms in the Pacific Northwest which focuses on early-stage private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, private placements, fairness opinions, valuations and other financial advisory services.  Visit Veber Partners on the World Wide Web at http://www.veber.com.  Veber Partners’ client list includes such companies as Fine Arts Graphics, Associated Chemists, Cascade Microtech, Elmer’s Restaurants, Instructional Technologies, BuySellBid.com, Axis Corporation, MCG Northwest, Trout Lake Farm, PulsePoll.com, Reddick Hydraulic, International Composites Corporation, Physician Partners, Sunset Fuel, Surgitech, Boyds Coffee, WaferTech and Harry’s Fresh Foods.