Mergers and acquisitions

Barry-Wehmiller to acquire Bielomatik’s paper processing group

BW Papersystems, the paper and board sheeting and converting arm of US-headquartered equipment manufacturer Barry-Wehmiller, is set to acquire German manufacturer Bielomatik’s paper processing group...

‘I only want to be in a business that’s about growth’

Quite how a £42.5m business with around 350 staff can be a well-kept secret might not be immediately clear, but that’s exactly how Anton chief executive Malcolm Lane-Ley describes the Essex-based...

Thirlby joins Pureprint to accelerate growth

Anthony Thirlby has joined Pureprint Group as chief operating officer, a newly created role, as part of the £60m business’s growth strategy.

EFI acquires Reggiani Macchine and Matan

EFI has acquired Reggiani Macchine and Matan as it strides into the exploding textile market and extends its share of the superwide-format display graphics markets, in deals worth $188.4m (£120.6m).

PhotoBox Group to revise flotation plans

Moonpig.com owner PhotoBox Group may revise plans to float on the stock market after private equity firms expressed an interest in buying the business.

Acquisitive printer expands litho and finishing capacity

A Welsh printer is to install its third Heidelberg Speedmaster XL and the UK's first Promatrix 106CS die-cutter after taking on staff, a building and work of a company which went into...

JR Print buys bulk of rival business

Commercial printer JR Print has acquired the assets, equipment and assignment of lease of fellow Horsham, West Sussex-based business Kool Kat, an ex-Kall Kwik franchisee, for an undisclosed sum.

Coveris expands global packaging empire

Global plastic packaging company Coveris has moved into South America with the acquisition of Olefinas.

Rhapsody merges with sister company Wyndeham Digital

Rhapsody has merged with Wyndeham Group data arm Wyndeham Digital to add data analysis and strategic insight capabilities to its existing cross-media production services.

Callprint acquires Manchester print company

The Callprint Group has acquired Manchester high-street print, design and direct mail company PPS Print Communications as part of its bid to double turnover.