Mergers and acquisitions

PFI Group acquires Gardners
PFI Group has continued its acquisitive streak after buying wide-format printer Gardners from Hexcite Group in a pre-pack administration sale.

Esko acquires Tilia Labs
Esko has acquired imposition AI software company Tilia Labs.

Manchester Printers Group builds diversity with Deanprint acquisition
Acquisitive Manchester Printers Group (MPG) has bought its fourth print business in four months, with the latest deal being its biggest to date.

July headlines make a big deal of deals
While the passing of one of print's most polarising figures dominated July's list of most read articles, deals were undoubtedly the overarching trend. And while their successful conclusions, in terms...

NPS Print merges with Strategic Print
Print and design firm NPS Print and digital printing specialist Strategic Print have merged and become NPS Ltd.

BC Partners enters into joint ownership agreement for Fedrigoni
Bain Capital Private Equity has signed definitive documents with international investment firm BC Partners to enter into a joint ownership agreement for Fedrigoni.

Koenig & Bauer in corrugated buy
Koenig & Bauer has expanded its presence in the corrugated market with a deal to acquire Italian manufacturer Celmacch Group.

Premier acquires Zulu Packaging
Premier Paper Group has acquired lamination film specialist Zulu Packaging to further expand its offering to customers.

MBE Worldwide acquires World Options
MBE Worldwide has acquired a majority ownership share of shipping, delivery and logistics services provider World Options.

Fedrigoni to acquire Unifol
Acquisitive paper manufacturer Fedrigoni is set to enter the automotive PVC wrap films market in the self-adhesives space after agreeing to acquire Istanbul-based Unifol.