Mergers and acquisitions

Bailie Group unveils first acquisition
Bailie Group has remained good to its word and completed the first acquisition shortly after announcing it was looking to hit the M&A trail.

Durst expands range with US buy
Durst has acquired a majority stake in a rival manufacturer to expand its wide-format printer portfolio.

Industry firms make Top Track 250
Paddy Crean’s Paragon Group has narrowly missed out on the top spot in the latest ‘Top Track 250’ report published in the Sunday Times.

HH Global's takeover deal gains green light
Shareholders at InnerWorkings have approved the firm’s mega-merger with HH Global.

Baird Group rebrands and starts M&A hunt
Former print powerhouse The Baird Group has rebranded and relocated and set a course for aggressive growth partly fuelled by M&A.

Print, Prinect and paranoia, the long roots of Zaikio’s open promises
In early August, Printweek.com ran a story on Zaikio, a new open print connectivity technology being launched by a German company that previously had the wonderful name Crispy Mountain. It led to that...

Kin + Carta agrees pension deal
Kin + Carta has reached agreement with the trustees of the St Ives Pension Scheme on a revised payment schedule.

Mixed bag for Grafenia
Grafenia has reported an uptick in trading but has warned that the usually busy September to December period will be hit by Covid-19 restrictions.

Showcard rebrands
Showcard Print has rebranded as Fero to reflect its revamped offering under the ownership of Writtle Holdings.

DataLase bought by MBO team
UK inkless coding and marking specialist DataLase has been bought by an MBO team as it looks to take the next step in the commercialisation of its innovative technology.