Mergers and acquisitions

Future to acquire TI Media for £140m

Future is set to acquire magazine and digital publisher TI Media in a £140m deal, expanding its portfolio to more than 220 brands.

Paragon: RRD price tag revealed

Paragon Group paid less than a 20th of the price RR Donnelley originally splurged on Astron when it acquired the US firm’s European BPO business earlier this week, Printweek can reveal.

H2 Equity acquires Contiweb

H2 Equity Partners is to acquire dryer and web handling equipment supplier Contiweb from PE house American Industrial Partners (AIP).

Aslan to be acquired by Poli-Tape Group

Self-adhesive substrates manufacturer Aslan is set to be acquired by textile transfer film specialist Poli-Tape.

IFS bought by employees

Intelligent Finishing Systems has been bought by its 30 employees after the post-press equipment supplier’s owners sold the business to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).

Second phase of Arjo MBO completed

The MBO team that acquired the business and assets of the Arjowiggins Fine Papers and Arjowiggins Chartham businesses last week has now taken ownership of the company’s surviving non-UK operations,...

Arjowiggins UK businesses acquired in MBO

An MBO team has acquired the business and assets of the Arjowiggins Fine Papers and Arjowiggins Chartham businesses, securing 559 jobs.

Unite takes legal action over Belfast lay-offs

Unite the Union in Ireland is taking legal action against Nicholson & Bass over its treatment of employees who were affected by restructuring at the Belfast business last month.

Arjo Stoneywood deal expected imminently

The mooted management buyout of Arjowiggins’ Stoneywood mill in Aberdeen is expected to be finalised “in the coming days” according to local newspaper the Evening Express.

Liquidation likely for Quinns and N&B

It appears that Quinns Belfast (2009) and Nicholson & Bass will be going into liquidation, although the formalities are yet to be enacted.