Mergers and acquisitions

Alan Bunter: I want a lasting future for Wells

Remous Group acquires Wells Printing in pre-pack

Remous Group has bought Wells Printing out of administration in a pre-pack deal.

The purchase of Prisym has added eight employees to Customark's roster. Image: Google Maps

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.

(L-R) Albyco's Jos van Uum and Ricoh Europe's Eef de Ridder

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.

Zucker pledged that journalists would have editorial independence

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...

Kennedy Publishing offers a wide portfolio of children’s magazines

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 will soon swell to £9m turnover through acquisition

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?

Smogur: It's a time of consolidation for the industry

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.