Mergers and acquisitions
Bex Design & Print buyer set for reverse takeover
The engineering and manufacturing specialist group that acquired screen and digital printer Bex Design & Print earlier this year is set to be purchased itself in a proposed reverse takeover deal worth...
Fedrigoni to acquire French mill
Fedrigoni Group has agreed yet another buy, which will give the business a dominant presence in the worldwide market for premium papers for wine and spirits.
DTB continues digital expansion with ARC Textiles buy
Direct Textiles & Bags (DTB) has bought digitally printed textiles supplier ARC Textiles, in an effort to bolster its digital product offering and customer base.
Alpha Card take on A-ha! in North East acquisition
Alpha Card Compact Media has acquired tourist and leaflet distribution business A-ha! Distribution.
Antalis buys Arjo brands
Antalis has acquired a portfolio of Arjowiggins brands including Conqueror, Curious Collection, Keaykolour, and Pop’Set.
National World exploring Reach takeover
Publisher National World has responded to press speculation to confirm it is “at the early stages” of exploring a possible offer to buy media group Reach.
Tag Systems’ parent company agrees cross-border merger
Vienna-based bank card manufacturer Austriacard has declared it will apply for listings on the Vienna and Athens stock exchanges and merge with Inform-Lykos, a data management and digital/security...
Some surprising returns to October’s ranking of most read stories
While the ongoing battle between Royal Mail and the CWU dominating October’s listicle wasn’t much of a surprise, the presence of an August news article covering the falling out of Adobe and Pantone...
Buying with diligence
In the second part of our focus on MBOs, we look at the buyer’s perspective and assess the advantages and pitfalls of buying the business you are working in.
Fedrigoni is new owner of Guarro Casas
Fedrigoni has confirmed the acquisition of Arjowiggins’ Spanish mill, Guarro Casas.