Mergers and acquisitions

American Industrial Partners (AIP), the private equity owner of narrow and mid-web flexo press maker Mark Andy, has completed its $26m (16.2m) purchase of direct imaging press builder Presstek.

Neighbouring London-based pre-press firms Classified Central Media (CCM) and Camden Town Typesetter (CTT) have merged to form CC Media Group.

The assets of James Stewart & Co (Printers) have been sold to Graphite Creative Print, a company set up by Simon Timms, son of Len Timms - the founder of the Hertfordshire-based commercial printer.

Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has confirmed that it is in talks over the possible sale of its Northcliffe regional newspaper business.

Pearson and German media group Bertelsmann have agreed a deal to merge their respective publishing businesses, Penguin and Random House.

Tangent Communications, owner of Printed.com, is set to acquire rival web-to-print business Goodprint UK, for an aggregate consideration of £10.2m in a deal that represents a "step change" for the...

The 50m turnover Mansfield-headquartered packaging firm has purchased label printers Labelsco for an undisclosed sum.

Quad/Graphics has announced a $258.5m (161m) bid for rival direct marketing business Vertis Holdings as the latter filed for Chapter 11 "to facilitate the intended sale".

Recycled packaging supplier DS Smith has said its acquisition of SCA Packaging will deliver a return on investment above its cost of capital in 2012/13, with a 'substantial' earnings enhancement.