Mergers and acquisitions

Moonpig: significant potential for the cross-selling of gifting experiences

Buyagift deal opens up new markets for Moonpig

Moonpig is expanding into gift experiences with a £124m cash deal to acquire Smartbox Group.

Grafenia: future focus is on software

Grafenia sells manufacturing wing to focus on software

Grafenia has exited manufacturing after selling its Works Manchester wide-format and commercial print production hub to PFI Group in a £3m-plus deal, while CEO Peter Gunning has stepped down with...

The divested sites employ around 620 people

Stora sells Russian packaging operations

Stora Enso has divested its three corrugated packaging plants in Russia.

Macfarlane has acquired 100% of PackMann. Image: PackMann

Macfarlane gobbles up PackMann in strategic acquisition

Macfarlane Group has acquired German company PackMann Gesellschaft für Verpackungen und Dienstleistungen in a strategic move for the business.

Community celebrates new deal at Chapelle Darblay mill. Image: Community of Rouen

New life for UPM mill

UPM’s shuttered Chapelle Darblay newsprint mill in France is set to be reborn as a cardboard production site under its new owners.

Hague: exciting new chapter

Hague expands with PSL buy

Hague Group has returned to the acquisition trail with a deal to buy PSL Print Management.

Atlas Packaging is an independent corrugated packaging provider

Smurfit Kappa acquires Atlas Packaging

Smurfit Kappa UK (SKUK) has acquired corrugated packaging provider Atlas Packaging.

Despairing duopoly dominates April’s headlines

You could be forgiven for having a strong sense of Déjà vu when checking out April’s listicle of our most-read stories, although Paragon thankfully managed to shoulder its way into our top 10 to break...

Slee (L) with Print Evolved founder Ivor Jacobs

Print Evolved acquires VR Print

Web-to-print software developer and printer Print Evolved has continued its strategic growth programme with the acquisition of VR Print.

Bex Design & Print is based in Calne. Image: Google Maps

Bex Design & Print acquired by Amcomri Group

Engineering and manufacturing specialist Amcomri Group has acquired screen and digital printer Bex Design & Print.