Mergers and acquisitions

Joseph: It’s going to be an exciting year

Scots pair merge to target growth

Two family-run Edinburgh print businesses have merged and moved to larger premises as they look to capitalise on opportunities from their respective commercial and promotional client bases.

RRD has received an unsolicited bid from a strategic buyer

RRD receives increased offer from mystery buyer

The unnamed "strategic buyer" that made an unsolicited non-binding bid to acquire RR Donnelley last month has increased its offer to $11.50 (£8.48) per share in cash.

The new brand is now live on the Rivendell website

Coveris unveils new brand and growth plans for Rivendell

Coveris has launched a new brand and service offering to support future growth plans in the FMCG retail sector for its Rivendell business.

Rietveld: a one-stop shop service to the team sportswear market

Avery Dennison acquires garment embellishment specialist

Avery Dennison has acquired Rietveld (RTVPRINT), a Dutch full-service provider of “embellishment solutions and application and printing methods for performance brands and team sports in Europe”.

Kesslers began trading in 1888

Kesslers sold to acquisitive group

Retail display specialist Kesslers International has been sold by its administrators to GB Sign Solutions, part of the acquisitive PFI Group.

Inman: HPCi Media has enjoyed year-on-year revenue growth for a number of years

Claverley acquires London publisher

Midlands-based Claverley Group has bought B2B publisher HPCi Media for an undisclosed sum.

Sun Chemical has annual sales of more than $8.5bn (£6.25bn)

Sun Chemical expands packaging offering with Italian acquisition

Sun Chemical has acquired SAPICI, a specialist in high-performance polyurethanes for coatings, flexible packaging and industrial adhesives.

Olin: excited to be returning to "transformational software tech"

Olin takes up new role at eProductivity Software

Newly-created industry MIS and ERP eProductivity Software has confirmed the position Marc Olin has taken up in its new management team.

Kendall: Reflex plans to invest “heavily” in the acquired operations

Reflex: adding EU ops is 'hugely advantageous'

Reflex Group CEO Ian Kendall has described its latest acquisition as  the group’s “most complex” buy yet.

Global Inkjet Systems develops vital components for inkjet printers

Global Inkjet Systems acquired by Nano Dimension

Global Inkjet Systems (GIS) has been acquired by Israeli business Nano Dimension.