Mergers and acquisitions

Leeds-based z-fold card manufacturer Alpha Card has made its second acquisition in six months after snapping up French direct marketing materials distributor Media de Poche.

Johnston Press has been acquired in a pre-pack deal by JPIMedia, a newly-formed company controlled by a consortium of Johnston's debt investors led by US hedge fund GoldenTree Asset Management.

The remaining Paperhat Group companies are all in "advanced" stages of sales processes, according to FRP Advisory, following its sale of the group's Communications subsidiary to Paragon in a pre-pack...

The administrators of Paperhat Communications have been named, but the status of the remaining group companies is still unclear.

Ricoh has acquired German software provider ColorGate in a deal worth around €10m (£8.7m).

Paperhat Group has gone into administration and Paragon is set to acquire its communications wing.

Kodak has agreed to sell its flexo business to Montagu Private Equity in a deal expected to be worth up to $390m (£301m).

Pagefast has been acquired by MTP Media and will relocate to its new owner’s premises as floods have left its own base difficult to insure.

Ricoh has acquired LAC Corporation, a Japanese company specialising in technology to print onto three-dimensional surfaces, as part of its industrial print growth strategy.

Heathfield commercial printer Scantech has acquired Berforts South West and is set to begin relocating into its new subsidiary’s Hastings base to consolidate under one roof.