Mergers and acquisitions

Heidelberg and Ricoh announce India tie-up

Heidelberg India and Ricoh India have announced that both companies have come to the agreement to enter the phased global rollout of the new Heidelberg and Ricoh strategic co-operation in India...

Welbound partners with Wohlenberg to offer guillotines and handling equipment

Welbound Worldwide, India's leading supplier of post-press solutions have inked an agreement with Baumann Maschinenbau Solms to offer the Wohlenberg guillotines in SAARC nations.

Vistaprint acquires Albumprinter in 51m deal

Vistaprint has expanded into the photobook production sector after acquiring Dutch business Albumprinter for an initial 60m (51.5m).

Danilo Promotions acquires Pixel Colour Imaging

Calendar and greetings cards producer Danilo Promotions has acquired commercial print house Pixel Colour Imaging (PCI).

InnerWorkings buys Paris-based Production Graphics

Chicago-based InnerWorkings continued its global expansion this week by acquiring Paris-based Production Graphics, giving the leading print management solutions company a firm foothold in continental...

Digital and other strategic tie-ups

Early this year, two giants, Ricoh Company (Ricoh) and Heidelberg announced a global strategic cooperation, and as a first step, both companies agreed to enter into a global distribution contract for...

Schawk completes Brandimage acquisition

Schawk has completed its acquisition of the independent branding and design network Brandimage for a cash amount of $25m (15.7m) subject to certain closing and post-closing adjustments.

Polestar Revai sold to GED Capital

Spanish private equity firm GED Capital has bought 100% of the shares in Polestar's former Hungarian print subsidiary Revai Printing House from the Polestar Group.

Sun European Partners acquires Kobush-Sengewald

Private equity firm Sun European Partners, owner of Polestar, has expanded its portfolio of flexible packaging companies by acquiring Kobush-Sengewald from Pregis.

Dennison and Marlowe set up Denmar joint venture

Two of the UK's largest independent pre-press support businesses Dennison Group and Marlowe Graphic Services have announced plans to pool their resources into a new joint venture, Denmar Support Group...