Mergers and acquisitions

Alongside its H1 financial results, packaging firm Macfarlane Group has announced that its chairman Graeme Bissett is to step down at the end of this year.

Advent International has confirmed that it is to become the new owner of Williams Lea Tag.

Following our usual summer hiatus in print and this issue’s resulting catch-up on the industry’s comings and goings, you could be forgiven for thinking that the past few weeks have been pretty painful...

Reflex Group has acquired in-mould label (IML) specialist West Yorkshire Printing Company (WyPrint), in a bid to create a "strong, British contender".

East London-based commercial printer Leycol Printers has merged with the UK operation of US-headquartered Diversified Global Graphics Group (DG3), creating a circa-£23m company.

Cimpress has announced the sale of its photo album business Albumprinter to European private equity investor Gilde Buyout Partners.

Cimpress has posted a bigger than expected loss after a year of substantial change, but chief executive Robert Keane believes the global print giant's fresh strategy has improved its future...

KJB Print UK has launched a new wide-format division, Creative Digital Printing Solutions (CDPS), after purchasing the assets and trading name of Creative Digital Printing, which went into...

Last Bros is to merge its two subsidiaries, Last Bros (Tabs Direct) and Last Bros (Labels), to form one company, along with initiating a £350,000 kit investment.

Blake Envelopes has moved into UK manufacturing with the purchase of the plant, machinery and order book of Shrewsbury-based Rapid Envelopes, which recently went into administration.