Mergers and acquisitions

LSC Communications, the US print giant that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year, is poised to be sold to private equity group Atlas Holdings.

Speciality chemicals group Altana – a major investor in Landa Digital Printing – has expanded its reach in industrial 3D printing with two acquisitions.

RMC Digital Print has undergone an MBO as the new owners look to speed up decision-making and make the business more reactive to growth opportunities.

Precision Printing, Prime Group and ProCo have joined forces to create a £45m, 360 staff multisite commercial and online print group with ambitions to nudge £100m sales in three years.

Hexcite Group has acquired a retail specialist as it looks to create a fully rounded print and services group to serve major bricks-and-mortar retail brands.

Opus Trust Communications has taken another step in delivering its ambitious growth plan and acquired customer communication management (CCM) specialist DocCentrics.

Dover Corporation-owned industrial and packaging marking and coding equipment manufacturer Markem-Imaje has expanded its footprint and acquired rival firm Solaris Laser.

Heidelberg has sold its CERM narrow-web MIS subsidiary to an MBO team in an €8m (£7.23m) deal.

Packaging software specialist Arden Software has acquired American developer Cimex Corporation.

Garment and textiles printer manufacturer Kornit Digital has acquired Macclesfield-headquartered cloud-based software platform provider Custom Gateway.