Mergers and acquisitions

Kingsbury Press site: opportunities for cross-pollination across Bluetree Group

Bluetree expands with Kingsbury buy

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

Cestrian's Cheadle factory

More buys for PFI

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

Noosh: complementary extension of HH's own offering

HH swoops on Noosh

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

Medienhaus Aachen publishes the Aachener Zeitung newspaper

Mediahuis eyeing German expansion with takeover talks

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.

(L-R) Reproflex3 co-founders Trevor Lowes & Andrew Hewitson

Reproflex3 expands global reach with Opti-flex acquisition

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

Phillips: in an uncertain world a buyer can offer certainty

Business expert: end of support schemes likely to fuel M&A

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

Archer is now part of Monotype's type library

Monotype acquires Hoefler&Co

Monotype has added a raft of globally popular typefaces to its type library after acquiring type foundry Hoefler&Co.

The new owners undertook Minuteman’s industry training via Zoom

Duo launch new print business

A father and daughter team have expanded Minuteman Press’s footprint in the South East with a new business, their first foray into print.

Xsys products are used in a wide variety of markets

Flint sells Xsys pre-press business

Flint Group has confirmed that its Xsys pre-press wing is being sold, with Steve Dryden stepping up to become CEO of Flint as a result.

Contract news, bad behaviour, M&As and robots feature in August’s list of hot headlines

While for the second month in a row YM Group, albeit indirectly this time, topped our most read listicle, M&A was clearly the overarching theme – despite a dodgy director and a dangerous die-cutter...