Mergers and acquisitions

IOS has acquired the entire share capital of Lateral Group, buying out co-founders Nick Dixon, Mike Hunter and Rick Taylor, who built the company into one of the UK's leading cross-media marketing...

Halstan Holdings chairman Chris Smith has said that the niche business still boasts growth prospects and key accounts made the deal viable.

US-based MIS/ERP giant EFI has bought Prism Group Holdings, owner of the Prism WIN MIS and Prism QTMS automated shop floor management software, for an undisclosed sum.

French security printer Oberthur could use the proceeds from the upcoming sale of a majority stake in its smart card business to finance a renewed bid for De La Rue, analysts have claimed.

Pindar's Aylesbury-based cartography business has been bought out of administration by Amersham-based printer Halstan Holdings in a deal that has saved 16 jobs.

Indian manufacturer of semi-automatic and fully automatic screen printing machines and allied equipment, Grafica Flextronica will collaborate with France-based company, Terascreen and a preliminary...

Mimeo, the US-based digital print firm, has acquired Cambridgeshire-based CLE Group, giving it its first European production facility.

Business forms printer DCL Print has acquired the assets of Orchestra Wotton, which went into administration last month.

Personalised greetings cards giant Moonpig has said it plans to bring a broader range of products to an increased audience following its 120m acquisition by digital photo company PhotoBox.

Berforts has acquired digital book printer Good News Digital Books in a bid to increase the company's foothold in the short-run book market.