Mergers and acquisitions
Remous Group acquires Wells Printing in pre-pack
Remous Group has bought Wells Printing out of administration in a pre-pack deal.
Acquisitive Customark buys Prisym consumables division
Industrial labelling firm Customark has bought Prisym ID’s consumables division, less than a month after its purchase of Paramount Labels.
Ricoh enhances finishing capabilities with Albyco acquisition
Ricoh has acquired Netherlands-based finishing specialist Albyco in a strategic move to expand its production print finishing capabilities across Europe.
Telegraph owner-in-waiting moves to assure doubters
The American former media executive helming the controversial Abu Dhabi-backed bid for the Telegraph and Spectator titles has described RedBird IMI as being “a little bit smarter than some of our...
Claverley Group subsidiaries merge
Two Claverley Group subsidiaries have merged as the group looks to expand its publishing portfolio.
Communisis in admin, parts of business sold
Communisis has gone into administration with parts of the business immediately sold to a new owner, but more than half its workforce has been laid off.
Customark buys Paramount Labels & Tags out of admin
Industrial label printer Customark has acquired Paramount Labels & Tags out of administration in a pre-pack deal that preserved 18 jobs.
Print Image Network bought by investment firm
Electoral print specialist Print Image Network (PIN) has been bought by London-based investment firm Owner Venture Managers (OVM) as part of a phased retirement plan for PIN founders John Foster and...
Puzzling out PFI’s M&A debacle
A rampant buy-and-build strategy does not automatically result in success – as ex-employees and creditors of PFI Group can sadly testify – so what was the strategy behind the massive growth plan?
ESP buys Goldcrest Group
Swindon-based Handel Group, parent company to ESP Colour, has acquired the three companies of Goldcrest Group, doubling its digital business and adding wide-format and label printing to its roster.