Mergers and acquisitions

PFI Group has not made the first big payment related to its acquisition of Grafenia's printing operations last year.

The assets of Manchester Printers have been acquired by an East Midlands-based group.

UK label manufacturer Dura-ID, part of Goonvean Holdings investment group, has bought West Sussex self-adhesive labelling machine supplier Atwell Labellers.

NorthWolds printworks has merged with Wood Richardson after acquiring the historic family printer in early May.

Birmingham wide-format and trade printer Hollywood Monster has acquired Leicester-based Sygnet Group from administration, taking the company to a combined turnover of £12m.

Futurama is in administration amid a wall of silence from PFI Group about the situation at the business.

A falling out at PFI Group has resulted in the abrupt departure of four directors at one of its subsidiaries, with the group also making related impairment charges of more than £4m.

The business and assets of corporate and financial printing specialist Sterling Financial Print have been sold in a pre-pack deal to The Color Company.

Bobst has acquired Dücker Robotics, a leading manufacturer of loading and palletising robots for corrugated and wooden board.

North-West News Group (NWNG) has acquired fellow Northern Ireland-based magazine publisher and events company 4SM (NI).