Mergers and acquisitions

Shares in RRD were up by nearly 40% in premarket trading

RRD to be acquired by LSC owner

RR Donnelley & Sons (RRD) is set to be acquired by affiliates of Atlas Holdings and go private in an all-cash deal worth around $2.1bn (£1.54bn).

Strong: "We are now a much larger and more resilient business"

Opus Trust acquires Adare SEC

Omnichannel communications specialist Opus Trust Communications will become a £110m-turnover business after acquiring Adare SEC.

Carlin: "We see this as a key moment for Blake"

Blake acquires All Colour Envelopes

Blake Envelopes has acquired All Colour Envelopes in a strategic move.

Barbara Braun-Metz with ColorLogic CTO Thorsten Braun

Hybrid Software buys colour specialist

Hybrid Software Group has acquired Germany’s ColorLogic to boost its capabilities in ‘beyond CMYK’ applications.

VistaPrint remains a signature service within the Vista brand family

Cimpress creates Vista brand family, buys DIY design platform

Cimpress has announced a new over-arching parent brand – Vista – for VistaPrint and its sister businesses, and a fresh acquisition.

Packaging was Essentra's biggest business unit last year

Essentra refocuses, packaging ops likely to be sold off

Essentra plans to become a “pure play” components business, meaning its Filters and Packaging divisions are likely to be sold off.

Xaar 3D sale means Xaar can focus on its core business

Xaar's 3D sale is approved

Xaar shareholders have approved the firm’s plans to sell its stake in 3D printing business Xaar 3D.

Printweek editor, Darryl Danielli

The business case for sustainable production adds up on all levels

With the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26 being hosted in Glasgow in a few weeks, sustainability will likely, and rightly, rise up the nation’s and the agendas of all sectors of...

TPPP is now trading as part of The Flow Group

The Flow Group acquires The Personal Print Portal

Direct mail and fulfilment specialist The Flow Group has acquired SAAS (software as a service) platform print management company The Personal Print Portal (TPPP).

Smith: Deal provides for the longer-term future of the business

CS Labels acquired by Belgian group

CS Labels has been acquired by expanding Belgium-headquartered labels and packaging specialist Asteria Group.