Mergers and acquisitions

Danaher Corporation has made a cash offer for X-Rite, owner of design industry color provider Pantone, with the deal for the colour management specialist broadly welcomed by shareholders and senior...

North Plains has acquired rival digital asset management (DAM) vendor Xinet for an undisclosed amount to form "the largest pure-play DAM vendor" in the print industry.

Showcard Print, the Letchworth-based point-of-sale business, is set to undergo a 15.25m management buyout (MBO) from parent group Havelock Europa.

Domino Printing Sciences has expanded its direct mail sector reach after acquiring the customer database of Hamburg-based Mikrojet Systems.

H&H Group has continued its aggressive acquisition programme and expanded its digital print capabilities after acquiring Milnthorpe-based Cypher Digital.

St Ives has continued its expansion in the marketing service arena with a strategic investment in mobile marketing solutions provider Sponge.

Phoenix-based graphic printing, fine art reproduction and themed-environment firm Image Craft this week acquired Denver-based Qube Visual, a 30-year printer producing everything from POP and trade...

Troubled merchant Paperlinx is to sell its Italian business, Polyedra, to European paper manufacturer Lecta for 45m (37.5m), as part of its restructuring programme.

The new owner of Manroland's web arm has said that the company may tie up with the sheetfed division in some territories.