Mergers and acquisitions

Essentra is selling its Packaging division to Austrian cartonboard and folding cartons specialist Mayr-Melnhof Group in a deal worth over £300m.

Denmaur Independent Papers has reached an agreement to acquire the business and assets of the Fine Paper and Conversion division from Middleton Paper Company, for an undisclosed sum.

UPM has signed an agreement to sell 100% of the shares of its Austrian subsidiary UPM Kymmene-Austria to pulp, packaging, and paper producer and trader the Heinzel Group.

Hertfordshire-based Datum Creative Media has expanded its services by acquiring local design agency Barley.

Paragon Group has completed its acquisition of The Lettershop Group following a protracted process due to recent events at parent YM Group.

The Graphic Technology (GT) division of wide-format kit reseller Granthams has been acquired by the Entwistle Group.

Welsh manufacturer Printing Components has been acquired in a management buyout, securing 20 jobs.

Welsh label printer Reel Label Solutions' sales director Jonathan Wright has taken a majority stake in the business, as part of a deal worth £1.2m.

Privately owned Swedish corporate group Mindelon has acquired all the shares in Gateshead-headquartered Astley Signs, for an undisclosed sum.

EFI has acquired Spanish company Inèdit Software to extend its strategy to accelerate digital transformation in industrial print.