Mergers and acquisitions
Print Image Network bought by investment firm
Electoral print specialist Print Image Network (PIN) has been bought by London-based investment firm Owner Venture Managers (OVM) as part of a phased retirement plan for PIN founders John Foster and...
Puzzling out PFI’s M&A debacle
A rampant buy-and-build strategy does not automatically result in success – as ex-employees and creditors of PFI Group can sadly testify – so what was the strategy behind the massive growth plan?
ESP buys Goldcrest Group
Swindon-based Handel Group, parent company to ESP Colour, has acquired the three companies of Goldcrest Group, doubling its digital business and adding wide-format and label printing to its roster.
Ottimo Digital directors acquire Showlite
Full-service event supplier Showlite has been acquired by the managing directors of wide-format printer Ottimo Digital.
IDS shares jump, CWU welcomes Royal Mail exec departures
Shares in Royal Mail’s parent group have jumped on the back of rumours that it could make a bid for a continental parcels specialist.
Van Genechten strengthens UK presence with CartonCare group deal
Independent European packaging specialist Van Genechten Packaging (VGP) has acquired 100% of its UK joint venture with printing and packaging specialist CartonCare Group.
Precision Proco splits tech and production with eye on the future
Precision Proco Group has restructured into two parts with manufacturing now separate from its fast-growing tech operations.
Ultraflex Europe acquired by Endutex
St Neots wide-format supplier Ultraflex Europe has been acquired by Portuguese substrate manufacturer Endutex.
Works Manchester latest victim of PFI Group debacle
PFI Group’s disastrous acquisition spree under CEO Darren McMurray has now culminated in the filing of a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators against Works Manchester.
Muller Martini and Hunkeler in mega-merger
Muller Martini has taken over Hunkeler in a post-press mega-merger.