Mergers and acquisitions
Premier Paper Group expands south of England operations with Arc Paper acquisition
Premier Paper Group has expanded its operations in the south of England with the acquisition of Dorset-based merchant Arc Paper.
Reflex Labels acquires assets and goodwill of Rivers (Midlands)
Reflex Labels has acquired the assets and goodwill of Rivers (Midlands), which traded as The Plain Label Company (PLC Labels).
Codex Solutions acquires Premier Contract Packers
Book packaging company Codex Solutions has acquired the assets and former staff of Premier Contract Packers (PCP), which ceased trading at the end of July.
Bezier sold in private equity-backed MBO
Bezier has been sold in a management buyout backed by HIG Europe, the European arm of private equity firm HIG Capital.
Heidelberg acquires digital press manufacturer CSAT
Heidelberg has acquired German digital press manufacturer CSAT as part of plans to expand its offering in the packaging sector.
Wifag completes Solna acquisition
Newspaper press manufacturer Wifag has expanded its range of machinery after acquiring Swedish press manufacturer Solna.
RR Donnelley scales up digital and personalisation services through acquisition
Chicago-based RR Donnelley this week acquired Sequence Personal, a maker of proprietary software that enables users to customize content that can then be produced as a specialized print magazine,...
Breaking News: BBC Magazines sells its stake to Times of India owner Bennett, Coleman & Co
BBC Worldwide's 50% shareholding in Indian joint venture for magazine publishing, Worldwide Media, is being sold to Times of India owner Bennett, Coleman & Co.
SRF announces an entry into BOPP film market with Bruckner
Gurgaon-based SRF, an Indian multi-business entity engaged in the manufacture of technical textiles, chemicals, engineering plastics and packaging films, teamed up with Bruckner on 5 August 2011 for...
Quark bought by US firm Platinum Equity
Quark, developer of the iconic QuarkXPress desktop publishing software, has been bought by US-based private equity house Platinum Equity for an undisclosed sum.