Mergers and acquisitions

St Ives extends data offering with Response One buy

St Ives has acquired the Bath-based data marketing business Response One Holdings in a deal that could be worth up to 19m.

RR Donnelley buys custom packaging provider Genesis

Chicago-based RR Donnelly has announced the acquisition of Genesis Packaging & Design, a full service provider of custom packaging solutions, including design, printing, die cutting, finishing and...

HP could sell printing division within two years, reports claim

HP could divest its entire printing division within the next two years in a bid to become a low volume, high value-add product provider, a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) news service has claimed.

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,...