Mergers and acquisitions

Administrators at Spirit Label Solutions, the Glasgow whisky label specialist, have revealed that the company owed more than £4m to creditors when it entered administration on 8 November.

Devon commercial printer Brightsea Print Group has acquired Crediton-based Hedgerow Print, just north of Exeter.

Web-to-print software specialist for in-plant printers, ePrint, has completed an MBO, reshuffling its leadership team.

Another packaging mega-merger is in the works after Amcor and Berry Global Group announced they would be combining.

Pureprint has acquired the Ashford Colour Press digital business out of administration – dramatically increasing its book printing capacity and adding a big chunk of inkjet printing to the group’s...

X-Rite Incorporated has acquired Dutch company Colorware, a producer of colour management software for the production of printed goods and packaging.

Reflex Group has expanded into North America with the acquisition of a Californian security label specialist, while in the UK it has increased its investment in Screen inkjet tech.

German paper and packaging group Palm has acquired John Hargreaves (Collyhurst & Stalybridge), a producer of corrugated products based close to Manchester.

Custom signage and branding specialist Think Signs has acquired graphic design and printing company Fresh Graphic Solutions to further strengthen its presence in the London market.

Dataline has expanded with the acquisition of German firm Pragma Informationssysteme and remains on the lookout for further buys.