Mergers and acquisitions

MBA snaps up Inc Direct
MBA Group has acquired marcomms specialist Inc Direct as it looks to enhance its core transactional mail and regulatory mailings offering.

Pensions watchdog drops Johnston pre-pack investigation
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has dropped its investigation into the pre-pack sale of newspaper publisher Johnston Press.

Midland Regional Printers acquires LabelServe
Midland Regional Printers (MRP) has expanded its service offering after acquiring label printing specialist LabelServe.

KJB invests following acquisition and eyes more M&A
KJB Print is eyeing up further acquisition-driven growth this year as it continues to integrate its 2018 acquisition WM Print into the wider group.

Pressroom Plus assets sold
Huber Group has bought the stock and assets of Pressroom Plus in an effort to keep the collapsed consumable reseller's customers in continuous supply.

HH Global snaps up Italian luxury marketing firm
HH Global has made further inroads on its international expansion with the “multimillion” euro acquisition of Italian print management and brand marketing company Alecom.

Charapak sold in pre-pack deal
CBS Packaging has bought the intellectual property, name and various assets of corrugated packaging manufacturer Charapak in a pre-pack deal after the company fell into administration for the second...

Acquisitive couple buys second print firm
Richard and Julie Bennett have acquired Atkinson Print as the second step in the buy-and-build of their own print group after the couple bought Newcastle Print Solutions (NPS) last summer.

Carly Press acquires Colourtone
Family-run commercial printer Carly Press has acquired a local digital specialist to expand its service offering and client base.

HH Global deal heralds Dixon's return
Lateral Group founder Nick Dixon has returned to the print sector after HH Global acquired a majority stake in his buy-and-build venture, Veriteva.