Mergers and acquisitions

Walstead Group has made its first buy in Germany with the acquisition of GD Gotha Druck und Verpackung out of insolvency.

It appears to be ‘business as usual’ for print and paper suppliers to the Telegraph and Spectator, as the titles are put up for sale in dramatic circumstances.

Datateam Business Media has acquired Sign & Digital UK (SDUK) from long-time organiser Faversham House.

Ecommerce ‘unicorn’ Printful has acquired merchandise specialist Snow Commerce.

Plastics and media group Vink UK has purchased Leicester-based supplier Innotech.

Mondi is withdrawing from the agreement to sell its biggest operation in Russia, Mondi Syktyvkar, together with two affiliated entities, to Augment Investments.

Ricoh Europe has completed the acquisition of PFH Technology Group (PFH), an integrated digital infrastructure and managed services company.

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.