Mergers and acquisitions
DS Smith offered 200m for Spicers by Unipapel
DS Smith has received an offer of 200m for Spicers, its European office products wholesale business, from Spanish stationery supplier Unipapel.
Pindar puts UK print business up for sale
Pindar has put its UK printing business up for sale as a result of the ongoing turmoil in the largely loss-making web offset sector.
Sonoco UK acquires Robinson Paperboard Packaging
Paperboard container manufacturer Sonoco UK has completed the 2.6m-takeover of the loss-making Robinson division, Robinson Paperboard Packaging, as it broadens market share and lowers risk for its...
Ricoh India pushes customer service through Pro Partnership Programmes
Training operators, educating sales team and planning business strategies to help its customers grow their business is what Ricoh India is aiming for through its Pro Partnership programme.
Blue Printing Company in talks to buy BD3
Commercial printer Blue Printing Company is in negotiations to purchase BD3, the digital printer owned by former Aldridge Print Group director Robert Aldridge.
Intent set to double in size with UBM Connect buy
Intent Media is to acquire UBM's Connect portfolio of trade magazines which includes <i>Music Week</i> magazine, in a 2.4m cash deal.
DS Smith Sacks sold in MBO deal and rebranded Forum Packaging
DS Smith has sold its paper sacks subsidiary, DS Smith Sacks, to a management buyout (MBO) team led by managing director Mark Spivey and finance director Rob Massey.
InnerWorkings acquires Audax Strategies
Chicago-based InnerWorkings has acquired Audax Strategies in a move that should boost its presence in the US Southeast.
RR Donnelley moves deeper into content with Helium.com buy
Moving into content creation, RR Donnelley has acquired Andover, MA-based Helium.com, which matches online and print publishers with writers and editorial ranging from feature magazine articles to...
Loveurope acquires Asset and eyes Russian expansion
Loveurope has bought fellow London-based creative production company Asset Graphics and appointed a new European business director to spearhead the group's push into Russia.