Mergers and acquisitions

The jobs of Transactis' 254 Liverpool-based staff are at risk after Unite revealed that RR Donnelley's acquisition of the company's production businesses would lead to "wide-scale redundancies".

Oberthur has withdrawn its increased 935p-per-share bid for De La Rue and announced that it no longer intends to make an offer for the banknote printer.

EskoArtwork has been sold to Danaher for EUR 350m (297m) after its Danish shareholder Axcel signed a definitive sales purchase agreement with the US-based industrial group.

Data management company Transactis has said it intends to accept an offer from RR Donnelley to purchase its document services, reprographics and procurement operations.

Oberthur has been told to put up or shut up in its pursuit of De La Rue by the London Stock Exchange (LSE) Takeover Panel, which has given it until the 7 February to make its intentions clear.

Oberthur has asked De La Rue shareholders to pressure the banknote giant into revealing the company's "current position and prospects" after its takeover target won a deadline for the French firm to...

Mailcom (UK) has gone into administration with FRP Advisory, with Leicester-based transactional mailer Opus Trust Marketing (OTM) purchasing part of the Milton Keynes-based company's business.Mailcom...

Penrith print business Reeds Printers has been bought by one of its key clients, Carlisle-based H&H Group, following its decision to enter the print industry.

Unite has said that alleged interest in bank note printer De La Rue from a French rival is "unwelcome" after it confirmed it had been approached regarding a possible takeover bid.