Mergers and acquisitions

Derbyshire-based print finisher and bookbinders FF Allsopp & Co has been sold in a management buyout.

Global engineering company Trelleborg has bought blanket manufacturer Printec to extend its reach into the Latin American graphic arts sector.

Web-to-print firm Moo.com has acquired personal identity platform Flavors.me for an undisclosed sum after six months of negotiations.

Eclipse Colour has acquired the remaining shares of 4DM, completing the buyout of founders Charles Grant-Salmon and Les Ritchie it began in February 2011 with the purchase of an initial 10% stake.

Norwich-based Really Useful Print Company has acquired Quick Print Norwich for an undisclosed sum.

Chicago-based RR Donnelley has acquired Express Postal Options (XPO) as it looks to build on its logistics service offering to a global client base.

The Alderson Print Group has been criticised for the "disgraceful" way it has treated clients and staff as the livelihoods of more than a third of its employees hang in the balance.

Direct imaging press manufacturer Presstek has said that the proposed acquisition will provide a range of benefits as well as boosting the company's financial resources.

American Industrial Partners (AIP), the private equity firm that owns narrow and mid-web flexo press manufacturer Mark Andy, has launched a bid to acquire Direct Imaging press builder Presstek.

Digital printer Integrated Graphics has been bought by its former sales director Jeffrey Mayho.