The Importance of Vertical Integration in Business

I've been looking every day for probably three or four months. I've put in an offer or two on a couple of businesses. It's not me being some maverick. I called it folding into existing empire, but the professional term is vertical integration. Companies have been doing this for years. And I think SMEs, you know, certainly people that watch my stuff think about it. So what have you identified as possible acquisitions?