January 2017 – Mike Dudek and Rich Wisniewski of Zygoquest Group "seeking to unite" served as the advisor to Copier Northwest, Inc. and its owners – Mark and Gregg Petrie - on the purchase of assets of Blackburn’s Copier Division from Blackburn, Inc.  Terms of the transaction are confidential.

About Blackburn Office Equipment (www.blkbrn.com)
Blackburn, Inc., which conducts business as Blackburn Office Equipment, is owned by Randy and Mary Grunhurd and operated by Randy Grunhurd.  Blackburn was founded in 1945 and has been in the Grunhurd family since 1962.  Blackburn has been an authorized Sharp dealer for over 30 years and is also authorized by Samsung.  Blackburn became a premier supplier of office product and document solutions to customers located throughout Northwest Washington including the selling and servicing copiers, printers and MFPs.  Blackburn is located in Bellingham Washington in a historic red brick building that overlooks Bellingham Bay.  Copiers Northwest has purchased the Copier Division of Blackburn and will operate the division under Copier Northwest’s name, while Blackburn will continue to sell furniture and other office products.

About Copiers Northwest (www.copiersnw.com)
Copiers Northwest is owned and operated by Mark and Gregg Petrie.  Copiers Northwest, headquartered in Seattle Washington, is one of the largest independent office equipment dealers in the United States.  Copiers Northwest, founded in 1986, has become a leading provider of office technology and IT management solutions and represents leading vendors in the industry including Canon, HP and others.  Copiers Northwest has over 250 employees and generates over $50 million in annual revenue from 11 operating locations throughout Washington and Oregon.

About Zygoquest Group and Mike Dudek (www.zygoquest.com)
Mike Dudek, an attorney and CPA, is the owner of Zygoquest Group "seeking to unite" which provides customized merger & acquisition services to buyers & sellers of companies.  Zygoquest is the #1 M&A authority in the office products industry.  Mike Dudek & 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 for IKON Office Solutions, a $5.5 billion NYSE company acquired by Ricoh Corporation.  Mike Dudek has evaluated transactions ranging from the smallest transactions to the largest deals in the office products industry – from million dollar deals to billion dollar deals.  The Zygoquest website contains deals you will recognize.  See www.zygoquest.com.

About Law Office of Mike Dudek (www.mikedudeklaw.com)
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.  See www.mikedudeklaw.com.