Mergers and acquisitions

Xaar has agreed to dispose of its stake in Xaar 3D to joint venture partner Stratasys.

A long-standing Yorkshire-based large-format printing business has gone into administration, with its assets subsequently sold to a fellow Yorkshire print company.

Wide-format trade supplier Pyramid Display Materials has been acquired by US-based signage and display materials distributor Grimco Inc.

Web-to-print software developer and printer Print Evolved has acquired Mayfield Press (Oxford) to maximise the strengths of each business.

Bluetree Group has moved into luxury books and brochures with the acquisition of Kingsbury Press.

Acquisitive PFI Group has acquired Cestrian Imaging as part of its ongoing expansion drive.

HH Global has made another substantial acquisition with the takeover of marketing execution platform Noosh.

A Belgian media group that owns the Belfast Telegraph and news titles in Ireland is in talks over a possible takeover of a German publisher as it looks to expand its footprint into the country.

UK-headquartered flexo pre-press group Reproflex3 has acquired New Zealand pre-press supplier Opti-flex.

Print bosses have been urged to consider their options carefully with the end of the furlough scheme looming and government-backed loans requiring repayment.