Mergers and acquisitions

The Spectator has been sold for a whopping £100m to hedge fund tycoon Sir Paul Marshall.

Office supply giant OT Group, owner of Office Depot and the Spicers wholesale brand, has declared it will withdraw from the UK and Ireland market.

The statement of affairs for packaging converter Sirane, which went into administration in July and was subsequently bought by Coppice Alupack, has revealed that Sirane had an estimated deficiency of...

The Knowledge Bank section of our ‘reassuringly confident’ issue then takes a peek at the complementary topic of industry confidence, where we ask a range of readers to share their thoughts on the...

Retail paper roll and label specialist Schades has bought Hamilton Adhesive Labels out of administration in a last-minute pre-pack deal.

Xsys has agreed a $300m-plus deal to acquire rival MacDermid Graphics Solutions and a new CEO has just joined to oversee the enlarged business.

It’s not hard to find examples of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) within the print and related sectors.

Acquisitive label printing firm Customark has continued a string of purchases with the acquisition of Charnwood Label Craft (CLC) in early August, and sister companies Kingsbury Screens and Industrial...

If our most-read listicle is anything to go by, then August must be in the running for print’s cruellest month in 2024 because, much like with the UK summer, sunshine was in short supply.

Dutch coatings manufacturer Stahl has agreed to acquire Weilburger Graphics, a German manufacturer of varnishes, inks and adhesives.