Mergers and acquisitions

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided to review plans by News UK and DMG Media to create a joint venture printing operation, in a move that could take several months.

Kin and Carta, the old St Ives business, is set to be acquired in a £203m private equity deal.

Carton Group, a German packaging specialist owned by investment firm Waterland, is set to buy London-based luxury packaging firm Wrapology.

Communisis has confirmed it is in advanced talks with a number of potential buyers, as its US parent company enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in 14 months.

Envelope and print specialist Mail Solutions is to acquire security print business Kalamazoo from Adare SEC.

Danish commercial print group Stibo Complete Group and German publishing print and mailing specialist Eversfrank Gruppe are merging to form a new print operation with a combined turnover of around...

Managing director Del Simmons has begun a management buyout process at creative production specialist Dayfold Print.

Web-to-print software developer and printer Print Evolved has acquired full-service print company Vinton Reprographics Ltd, which trades as Colourgraphic Arts.

Macfarlane has acquired specialist protective packaging company B&D, in line with its strategy of building its own protective packaging business through a combination of organic and acquisitive...

Continental printer Riccobono Group has become the biggest gravure printer in Europe after completing its takeover of Germany’s TSB.