Mergers and acquisitions

CWU sets out stall over £3.5bn foreign bid for Royal Mail

Union the CWU plans to “use its political influence” in the debate over the possible foreign takeover of Royal Mail, while the current business secretary has asserted that the government would need to...

Royal Mail: IDS takeover bid upped by 15.6%

Foreign investor EP Corporate Group has returned to the table with a much higher offer for Royal Mail owner International Distributions Services – and the IDS board is minded to accept it.

Trio seal Celloglas deal

A trio of trade finishers have stepped in to acquire the business and assets of Celloglas.

Lewis (R): There's massive respect between the two agencies

Scotland’s oldest creative agencies merge

Scotland’s oldest marketing agency, Lewis Creative Consultants, has acquired fellow Edinburgh firm Tayburn in a six-figure cash and equity deal.

The Colebrook Industrial Estate store re-opened in February

Fastsigns Tunbridge Wells gets new lease of life

New owners of the Fastsigns signage and display store in Tunbridge Wells, Kent have hit the ground running.

PCP: web, sheetfed and large-format printing

PCP under new ownership

Precision Colour Printing (PCP) has been sold to an investment firm that has further buys in its sights.

In case you missed them, April’s most read stories

The end of one technology era and the beginning of another dominated April’s listicle, where the challenges facing some in the trade finishing sector were writ large.

Celloglas files NOI as 'prelude to sale'

Celloglas has filed a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators (NOI) with a buyer said to be in the wings for its business and assets.

Telegraph and Spectator sale saga continues

The saga over the future ownership of the Telegraph newspaper and Spectator magazine has entered a new phase after RedBird canned its takeover deal, putting the titles up for sale again.

(L-R) Darren Crawford, Gabe Cooney and Lance Hill

Eight Group partners with CTC on Marketlayer acquisition

Eight Days a Week Print Solutions (EDWPS), currently repositioning to become Eight Group encompassing Eight Plus, has teamed up with Crawford Technology Consulting (CTC) to acquire creative digital...