Mergers and acquisitions

Paramount Printers has grown to a £2m-turnover operation after acquiring rival Edinburgh firm City Litho in a six-figure deal.

Chelmsford-based Redlin Print has relocated to Circle Services site in Southend following its 1.3m takeover by the Essex-based printer earlier this year.

C3 Imaging has been acquired by Zenith Print & Packaging and Zenith Media owner John Mooney, five months after it exited a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).

The print and mailing company has expanded its offering by acquiring local business Print5 for an undisclosed sum.

DKP Finishing is to move into Surrey Laminators' Croydon plant within the next two months to offer a "one-stop-shop" for finishing.

Informa has acquired the MediaPro marketing event from CloserStill Media and will integrate it into its forthcoming Cross Media 2012 exhibition.

Troubled printer Bluepoint Cambridge has sold its digital division to commercial and book specialist Berforts Information Press.

Minnesota-based Taylor Corporation has announced a deal to purchase Venture Encoding of Fort Worth, TX.

Ex St Ives marketing director Rob Kelly has re-entered the print production arena after acquiring the South London large format business with business partner Peter Sheldrick.

The Bodmin-based firm will take over CUP's European print work this month after two-thirds of the Cambridge staff voted in favour of the deal last week.