Mergers and acquisitions
Communisis in double buy
Communisis has hit the M&A trail again and bolstered its creative services offering with two acquisitions.
Former DST boss returns to print with Print Logic rescue
Collapsed commercial print and direct mail business Print Logic has been bought out of administration in a deal that signals the return of a leading figure in the direct mail and transactional print...
EFI announces Rhapso acquisition and first quarter results
EFI has announced the acquisition of print and packaging software developer Group Rhapso, as it posted double-digit jumps in sales and profitability in its first quarter results.
Ormside Press bought out of administration by Intoprint
Ormside Press has been sold by its joint administrators Cameron Gunn, Simon Harris and Mark Supperstone of Resolve Partners, to Sheffield-based Intoprint, an unrelated B3 litho, digital and...
CVC Capital Partners sells Flint Group to Goldman Sachs and Koch Industries
Flint Group has been sold by its private equity owner, CVC Capital Partners, to a joint venture between Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division (GSMBD) and Koch Equity Development (a subsidiary of...
HPM Group and Addo join forces
HPM Group and Addo Printing have merged, creating a print & design company that is expecting to hit sales of £5m this year.
Streamline owner Lockley beds in with second print firm
Former Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) director Mark Lockley, who bought Leicester-based Streamline Press last year, is eyeing further growth after completing the acquisition of local rival, John Baxter...
Inspired Thinking Group gains fresh backing for expansion
Inspired Thinking Group has been acquired by Bridgepoint Development Capital in a £28m deal.
Vistaprint acquires Pixartprinting in €127m deal
Vistaprint will acquire a 97% stake in Italian web-to-print business Pixartprinting for a base price of €127m (£105m) while the company's founder Matteo Rigamonti will retain a 3% stake.
St Ives announces £40m digital marketing acquisition
St Ives has acquired digital marketing agency Realise Holdings bolstering its expanding family of marketing subsidiaries.