Mergers and acquisitions

Graphic Packaging completes Benson purchase

Graphic Packaging, the US-based packaging multinational, does not expect there will be “any major restructuring” at Benson Group after it completed its acquisition of the UK company.

Prestige Group and YFYJupiter announce merger

Prestige Group, the UK-based packaging pre-press specialist, has merged with the Creative Business Unit of US-based YFYJupiter to create Jupiter Prestige Group (JPG).

Xeretec buys Bytes Xerox arm as it targets sales of £100m

Xeretec has bought £19.5m-turnover rival Bytes Document Solutions (BDS) in a deal that creates the largest Xerox reselling organisation in Europe.

St Ives buys Hive, bringing agency M&A spend to £200m

St Ives has made its biggest marketing services buy yet, and will pay up to £50m for healthcare communications specialist Hive Group.

Arle Capital acquires Innovia Group in €498 million deal

UK-based substrate manufacturer Innovia Group, which produces polymer banknotes material and packaging films, has been acquired by private equity group Arle Capital in a €498 million deal.

In2Print sells majority stake to Commercial Group

Commercial printer In2Print has sold a majority stake in its business to £40m-turnover facilities, IT and print management specialist Commercial Group, with the latter hinting that more print...

Communisis in double buy

Communisis has hit the M&A trail again and bolstered its creative services offering with two acquisitions.

Former DST boss returns to print with Print Logic rescue

Collapsed commercial print and direct mail business Print Logic has been bought out of administration in a deal that signals the return of a leading figure in the direct mail and transactional print...

EFI announces Rhapso acquisition and first quarter results

EFI has announced the acquisition of print and packaging software developer Group Rhapso, as it posted double-digit jumps in sales and profitability in its first quarter results.

Ormside Press bought out of administration by Intoprint

Ormside Press has been sold by its joint administrators Cameron Gunn, Simon Harris and Mark Supperstone of Resolve Partners, to Sheffield-based Intoprint, an unrelated B3 litho, digital and...