Finance

Communisis profits up on contract wins as 1.8m Barclays rebate revealed

Communisis will be on the lookout for acquisition targets in the coming year after it announced an almost 90% increase in pre-tax profit, to 4.9m, in its preliminary results.

Fifth BPIF Finance and Investment Conference to focus on transformational change

The BPIF has unveiled details of its fifth Finance and Investment Conference.

Reader Reaction: Are SMEs in the UK print sector currently looking to invest?

UK banks recently claimed small businesses aren't currently looking for finance. But is this the case?

Arctic Paper cuts 45 jobs

Arctic Paper has started consultation over 45 proposed redundancies at its Munkedals mill in Sweden as part of its profit improvement programme.

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".

Heidelberg pays off government loan ahead of schedule

Heidelberg has reorganised its credit facilities to enable it to pay off a government loan ahead of schedule.

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.

AIFMP to support TechNova's petition to the government

A high-level delegation from the All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) headed by its President, Manoj Mehta had confabulations with the top management from TechNova Imaging Systems.

RR Donnelley in $1.75bn refinance

RR Donnelley, the world's largest printer, has signed up to a new $1.75bn (1.13bn) revolving credit agreement with a group of lenders that includes Bank of America, Citibank, JP Morgan, Morgan...