Mergers and acquisitions

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

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

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

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.

Reproflex3 expands global reach with Opti-flex acquisition
UK-headquartered flexo pre-press group Reproflex3 has acquired New Zealand pre-press supplier Opti-flex.

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.

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

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.

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...