Mergers and acquisitions

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.

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

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...

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).

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

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

Long-standing family firm latest to fall victim to pandemic
A long-standing Yorkshire-based large-format printing business has gone into administration, with its assets subsequently sold to a fellow Yorkshire print company.

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

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