Mergers and acquisitions

Data-driven direct mail print management specialist Brightsource has merged with sister company Signal, and will now operate under that name.

Reflex Labels has bought Fusion Flexibles in a pre-pack administration deal after the packaging manufacturer succumbed to mounting cashflow pressure.

Fretwell Print & Design is looking to increase its turnover by nearly a third over the next two to three years following a management buyout by two long-serving employees.

The new owners of WirralCo have pledged to do their utmost to get the business back on an even keel and have urged the industry to “give us a chance”.

US group Quad/Graphics is taking over rival LSC Communications in a merger that will create a new $8bn (£6.3bn) turnover industry giant.

Acquisitive US billing services group OSG aims to expand into Europe and will more than double in size through an all-cash recommended offer for Communisis that values the PLC at nearly £154m.

Print management specialist Hague Print has snapped up rival print management firm Venture Business Forms in its second acquisition of 2018.

After a four-month hiatus the Fujifilm-Xerox takeover deal could be resurrected after a New York State judge ruled in Fujifilm’s favour and reversed a previous court injunction blocking the deal.

The Dubai business previously owned by Callprint has been sold for the second time in as many months, while PrintWeek can reveal that a number of Callprint Group creditors have raised concerns about...

Epple Druckfarben has taken a 40% stake in coatings and adhesives manufacturer Pulse Global Holdings, which comprises the Pulse Printing Products and Pulse Roll Label Products businesses.