Mergers and acquisitions

Former HP and Stratasys heavyweight Chris Morgan is to join the Xaar board in the new year.

DS Smith has seen pre-tax profits drop by 26% to £91m in its interim results as it revealed a plan to acquire an FMCG packaging company in Istanbul.

Callprint has acquired another print business as it continues to extend its regional network.

Packaging manufacturer Glossop Cartons has almost doubled the size of its business by acquiring Stockport-based Contact Print and Packaging for an undisclosed sum.

It’s probably safe to assume that $790m (£515m)-turnover US company EFI has been after another UK MIS scalp for some time. Since acquiring compatriot Printcafe in 2003, itself a keen consolidator in...

Flint Group has agreed to acquire the majority shareholder of Xeikon, XBC BV, and use the press and consumables manufacturer as the basis of a new digital division.

Americk Packaging has acquired Adare’s packaging business, Adare Advantage, for an undisclosed sum.

It is one of the thorniest issues in business, and particularly in print, a sector that seems to have had more than its fair share of them – whether to pre-pack and what others think of those that do.

Shuttleworth Business Systems has called its acquisition by EFI a positive move that will provide its customers with "extended benefits".

EFI has acquired UK-based MIS developer Shuttleworth Business Systems, for an undisclosed sum.