Mergers and acquisitions

CVC Capital Partners sells Flint Group to Goldman Sachs and Koch Industries
Flint Group has been sold by its private equity owner, CVC Capital Partners, to a joint venture between Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division (GSMBD) and Koch Equity Development (a subsidiary of...

HPM Group and Addo join forces
HPM Group and Addo Printing have merged, creating a print & design company that is expecting to hit sales of £5m this year.

Streamline owner Lockley beds in with second print firm
Former Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) director Mark Lockley, who bought Leicester-based Streamline Press last year, is eyeing further growth after completing the acquisition of local rival, John Baxter...

Inspired Thinking Group gains fresh backing for expansion
Inspired Thinking Group has been acquired by Bridgepoint Development Capital in a £28m deal.

Vistaprint acquires Pixartprinting in €127m deal
Vistaprint will acquire a 97% stake in Italian web-to-print business Pixartprinting for a base price of €127m (£105m) while the company's founder Matteo Rigamonti will retain a 3% stake.

St Ives announces £40m digital marketing acquisition
St Ives has acquired digital marketing agency Realise Holdings bolstering its expanding family of marketing subsidiaries.
Benson deal proves there is still money in [some kinds of] print
Jo Francis puts aside the Facebook/WhatsApp hooplah to look at a significant M&A deal somewhat closer to home.

Benson Group acquired for £100m
UK food and healthcare packaging firm Benson Group has been acquired by Graphic Packaging, 15 months after the US giant bought Contego Packaging’s UK and European food and drink carton operations.

EFI details strategic and software roadmap for 2014
EFI chief operating officer Marc Olin used last week’s Connect conference to reveal some of the R&D initiatives for its productivity portfolio of software products and pledge EFI’s commitment to...

Konica Minolta takes stake in MGI
Konica Minolta has entered into a strategic alliance with MGI Digital Graphic Technology and taken a 10% stake in the French manufacturer, which makes a range of digital print and finishing equipment.