Mergers and acquisitions
Park Comms acquires Granite Colour out of administration
Park Communications has bought the assets and goodwill of failed printer Granite Colour, saving 20 jobs in the process.
De La Rue rejects increased Oberthur offer
De La Rue has rejected an increased offer of 935p per share from French rival Oberthur, which is understood to have secured a 400m financing agreement with US-based private equity house Bain Capital...
Print and packaging printers in financial distress increase by 26%, claims research
Some 2,211 UK print and packaging printers are in "significant" or "critical" financial distress, with research by Begbies Traynor suggesting that the figure is "just the tip of the iceberg".
Majority of Transactis Liverpool staff face redundancy
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 withdraws bid for De La Rue
Oberthur has withdrawn its increased 935p-per-share bid for De La Rue and announced that it no longer intends to make an offer for the banknote printer.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 sold to Danaher
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.
Bobst completes Gordon takeover
Finishing equipment manufacturer Bobst has completed the purchase of 65% of Chinese manufacturer Gordon, which owns Shanghai Eternal Machinery Co.
RR Donnelley to acquire Transactis businesses
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 handed deadline to make De La Rue bid
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 urges De La Rue shareholders to demand contract and customer info ahead of bid deadline
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...