Mergers and acquisitions

Assets belonging to Northwolds Richardson Group, which went into administration last month, are currently up for sale via auction while its intellectual property has been sold to AB Print Group...

Ink and marking equipment manufacturer Needham Group has been bought by Cyklop International, a Dutch packaging and product coding machinery manufacturer.

Epson is set to acquire digital front-end developer Fiery in a mega deal worth around £445m.

Multi-brand franchise operator XplorerGroup has acquired Kall Kwik from The Bardon Group.

Guardian Media Group owner The Scott Trust has reported a drop in sales along with a big increase in operating losses, and could sell off venerable Sunday stablemate The Observer.

Historic print firm Stephen Austin has acquired nearby commercial printer Hertford Offset following the retirement of its owner Rosemary Wilkerson.

RNB Group had an estimated deficiency of more than £2.5m when it went into administration last month, with payment problems with Royal Mail contributing to the firm’s failure.

The Spectator has been sold for a whopping £100m to hedge fund tycoon Sir Paul Marshall.

Office supply giant OT Group, owner of Office Depot and the Spicers wholesale brand, has declared it will withdraw from the UK and Ireland market.

The statement of affairs for packaging converter Sirane, which went into administration in July and was subsequently bought by Coppice Alupack, has revealed that Sirane had an estimated deficiency of...