Mergers and acquisitions

Managed print services provider and kit reseller Apogee Corporation has acquired rival Danwood Group, taking group revenue above the £250m mark.

The new owners of Scotland-based trade finisher ACA Press Cutters are looking to hit the M&A trail after their buy-in management buyout [BIMBO] of the company at the end of last year.

Packaging firm Macfarlane has reported increasing group sales and profits in its 2016 year-end preliminary results, despite a slow start to the year in some areas.

Judging by the contents of the past few issues, consolidation is clearly the name of the game right now.

Bradley Group, the owner of online trade printer Quinnstheprinters.com, has acquired Isle of Man-based commercial printer Mannin Group.

South London printer Aquatint BSC has bought some of the assets of Intype Libra out of liquidation and relocated to the latter's Wimbledon base.

Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) has claimed to be the world’s first company to invest in an 18-unit Heidelberg packaging press.

GI Solutions Group has bought Eclipse Web, which includes Eclipse Colour, Eclipse 4DM and Direct Link, in a deal that creates a circa £80m print powerhouse.

The print industry, like many others with room for consolidation, has a bustling M&A market, which in an ideal world would be characterised by honest, straightforward transactions where jobs are saved...

John E Wright has completed its 10th M&A deal with the acquisition of Nottingham-based digital printer Instaprint.