Mergers and acquisitions

DS Smith to acquire Europac in £1.45bn deal

DS Smith is set to acquire Europac in a deal worth £1.45bn.

Fujifilm blasts 'self-serving' Xerox settlement

Fujifilm is not giving up on its deal to take over Xerox without a fight and has filed new court papers in the US.

Alpha Card expands into Germany

Leeds-based z-folded card manufacturer Alpha Card hopes to turbo-charge growth and turnover after acquiring German specialist print agency Card Media.

Jupiter leaves Callprint's orbit in MBO

Two events graphics stalwarts have led an MBO at Callprint group company Jupiter Visual Communications and set an ambitious target of doubling the size of the business in 12 months.

Paragon snaps up Kingswood iOptus

Kingswood iOptus has been acquired out of administration by Paragon Group after the 23-year-old business hit cashflow problems.

Fujifilm to take legal action over thwarted Xerox merger deal

Fujifilm has declared its intention to sue Xerox for damages, saying the latter had "no legal right" to unilaterally pull out of the planned merger deal.

Xerox: Fujifilm deal is canned, CEO resigns

Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason have emerged victorious in the war over control of Xerox – the proposed takeover deal with Fujifilm is now off and Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson will be replaced by John...

Xerox 'sets record straight' over Icahn comments

Xerox’s board has released an open letter to shareholders in response to what it described as “false and highly irresponsible fearmongering” by Carl Icahn.

Hobs Group divests MPS arm

Hobs Group has sold Hobs On-Site, its managed print services (MPS) division, to independent IT services business SCC, for an undisclosed sum.

Xerox appeals court order

Xerox’s board has launched an appeal against the court order that put a temporary bar on its proposed sale to Fujifilm, in a move that has provoked further outrage from shareholders Darwin Deason and...