Helping Printers Carry Their Legacy Forward.
We’ve spent 15 years in print, building businesses around taking care of customers, developing great people, and delivering exceptional work. We bring that same care to every business we acquire.
Confidential. No obligation.
What you built matters
We're here to build on it, not replace it.
Selling your business is about more than a transaction. It's your employees, your customers, your reputation, and years of hard work. We partner with owners who care about where their business goes next.
Your people
We invest in the teams that made the business successful.
Your customers
We protect the relationships and level of service they've come to expect.
Your reputation
We build on the name and quality you spent years establishing.
Experienced print operators
We've built, scaled, and managed print businesses.
With 15 years operating in the printing industry and business transformations, we understand the realities of running a print business - from production and customer service to technology, marketing and growth.
- $0 → $20M
- We know what it means to build one.
- We helped build a printing business from the ground up to $20M in revenue and 90,000 customers.
- $150M+
- Scaled print-on-demand operations
- Led ecommerce operations serving more than a million customers across the US and Europe.
- 15+ years
- In the printing industry
- Experience across production, customer experience, technology, marketing, and operations.
Businesses we're looking for
We see opportunity in what you've built.
We acquire established printers where we can build on existing customers, equipment, and expertise.
$0.8-1.2M EBITDA
$6-10M in revenue. Established businesses with a meaningful customer base and operating history.
New York Metro Area
Located in NYC, New Jersey, Northern Pennsylvannia, and Connecticut.
Flexible Transitions
We work with owners on structures that fit their situation, including seller financing and transition periods.
Capabilities We’re Looking For
We're particularly interested in businesses with established equipment and expertise across:
Commercial Print
Digital presses · bindery · finishing
Cut-sheet digital, books, booklets and marketing materials.
Apparel + Promo
Screen print · DTG/DTF · embroidery
Screen printing, DTG, DTF, embroidery and promotional products.
Labels + Packaging
Label presses · die cutting · finishing
Roll labels, stickers, flexible packaging, cartons and related finishing.
Wide Format
Flatbed · roll-to-roll · cutting
Signs, banners, displays, wraps and large-format production.
A straightforward, confidential process
A thoughtful process, built around you.
- 1
Get to know each other
A confidential conversation about you, your business and what you're looking for.
- 2
Understand the business
We learn what makes the company successful and what matters to you.
- 3
Find the right structure
We work together on a transition that makes sense for you, your employees and the business.
Meet the team
Rishi Patel
Managing Partner
Rishi has spent his career building and scaling printing and commerce businesses. He joined Printivity in its early days and helped scale the business from under $1 million to nearly $20 million in revenue, working across growth, operations, technology, and the customer experience. He later led commerce at Spring (formerly Teespring), where he oversaw the global commerce platform supporting more than $150 million in annual GMV. He brings a hands-on understanding of what it takes to grow a printing business, from winning customers to improving the systems behind how work gets produced and delivered. Rishi holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from UCLA.
Kavita Umdekar
Managing Partner
Kavita has spent her career leading teams and helping established organizations navigate growth and change. As a management consultant at Accenture, she led transformation initiatives for Fortune 50 companies before taking on strategy and operations leadership roles at Disney Streaming and later serving as Global Head of Data at Pearson. She brings deep experience in technology, operations, and organizational transformation, with a focus on building stronger businesses without losing what already makes them successful. Kavita holds a bachelor’s degree from UC San Diego and an Executive MBA from Northwestern University.
Let's talk
Let's Start a Conversation.
If you’re thinking about retirement, succession, or what the next chapter looks like, we’d love to hear from you.
Confidential. No obligation. Or email hello@hambledoncapital.com
Rishi Patel & Kavita
Founders, Hambledon Capital