Mergers and acquisitions

Gosport-based Stanbury Chameleon has merged with Farleys Printers to form a local “super group” of printing companies, which has a combined 120 years’ experience.

Distributor and greetings card publisher The Original Poster Company (OPC) is aiming for a 10% increase in sales, having been recently acquired by Cathay Investments.

Canon has stepped up its digital services operation with the acquisition of mobile e-commerce platform Kite.ly.

Anton Group has been placed in administration with more than 100 of its 300–plus workforce made redundant.

Print management firm Hague Print has resumed its stroll on the M&A path with its first 2017 acquisition.

Southend-based online commercial printer Solopress has been bought by German online trade and B2B print firm, Onlineprinters.

Financial printing firm Black & Callow has bought the assets of its London-based print partner Master Mail.

The question of how best to grow a business is asked again and again and again. Organic or acquisitive – either way the intended end-result is the same: the greater efficiencies and profitability that...

CPS Flexible and Mercury Packaging have merged, forming a £15m-turnover company.