Mergers and acquisitions

Walters: It had to be a solvent sale

Paragon buys Lettershop

Paragon Group has completed its acquisition of The Lettershop Group following a protracted process due to recent events at parent YM Group.

Granthams GT sells and supports large-format printers and finishing kit

Granthams GT division acquired by Entwistle Group

The Graphic Technology (GT) division of wide-format kit reseller Granthams has been acquired by the Entwistle Group.

Printing Components produces a wide range of parts for several sectors

Printing Components under new ownership

Welsh manufacturer Printing Components has been acquired in a management buyout, securing 20 jobs.

L-R: Scott Hughes (DBW), Jonathan Wright (RLS), and Joanna Thomas (DBW)

Change of ownership for Reel Label Solutions

Welsh label printer Reel Label Solutions' sales director Jonathan Wright has taken a majority stake in the business, as part of a deal worth £1.2m.

Astley Signs produces signage for a range of major clients

Astley Signs acquired by Mindelon

Privately owned Swedish corporate group Mindelon has acquired all the shares in Gateshead-headquartered Astley Signs, for an undisclosed sum.

Jacobson: "We are committed to driving innovation"

EFI acquires Inèdit Software

EFI has acquired Spanish company Inèdit Software to extend its strategy to accelerate digital transformation in industrial print.

Fujifilm IIS: buy will support and accelerate business expansion

Fujifilm buys inkjet integrator

Fujifilm has boosted its bespoke inkjet offering with the acquisition of longstanding integration specialist Unigraphica.

Stephen Goodman (right) with former YM group managing director Peter Greaves

Deja vu as YM accounts overdue

YM Group’s accounts are, once again, flagged as overdue at Companies House.

(L-R) Swanline's Richard Towers, Zeus' Keith Ockenden and Swanline's Nick Kirby

Swanline and BoxMart acquired by Zeus

Irish-owned global packaging company Zeus has acquired Swanline Group and its sister company BoxMart in an agreement worth more than €25m (£21.4m).

Upbeat team: Wille, Wilson and Juéry at Fespa

Agfa plots 'huge growth' with Inca tech

Agfa CEO Pascal Juéry said the group was “eager to get started” with the integration of Inca, with selective demos of the new B1 Speedset folding carton device set to commence later this year.