Mergers and acquisitions
Berforts Information Press acquires BPC Digital
Troubled printer Bluepoint Cambridge has sold its digital division to commercial and book specialist Berforts Information Press.
Taylor buys Ft. Worth-based Ventures Encoding
Minnesota-based Taylor Corporation has announced a deal to purchase Venture Encoding of Fort Worth, TX.
Former St Ives marketing director acquires Displayways
Ex St Ives marketing director Rob Kelly has re-entered the print production arena after acquiring the South London large format business with business partner Peter Sheldrick.
MPG plans multi-million pound spend following CUP deal
The Bodmin-based firm will take over CUP's European print work this month after two-thirds of the Cambridge staff voted in favour of the deal last week.
DS Smith completes SCA Packaging acquisition
DS Smith has completed its acquisition of Europe's second largest packaging business in a £1.3bn deal, excluding cash and external debt.
Manroland GB sale proceeds disclosed in admins' report
The administrators' final report revealed the sheetfed and web arms of Manroland's UK operations were sold for 645,131 and 40,412 respectively, while the consumables unit was closed.
PaperlinX announces UK closures amidst ongoing restructuring
Paperlinx has announced its intention to restructure its UK trade following sales of its American and Italian businesses.
FCL Graphics adds Integrated Marketing Group
Chicago area direct mail printer FCL Graphics this week announced it is forming an internal integrated Media Solutions Group to provide cross media solutions for its customer base.
Ceros acquired by Crowd Fusion
Digital publishing platform Ceros has been acquired by US cloud-based content management system (CMS) platform provider Crowd Fusion.
Communisis acquires stake in The Garden Marketing agency
Communisis has acquired a 49% stake in creative services firm The Garden Marketing (TGM) for a cash consideration of 400,000, with an option to buy the remaining shares for a further 600,000.