Mergers and acquisitions

A busy year of M&A action among manufacturers appears to have come to a head with Heidelberg’s MBO buy, Plockmatic Group’s acquisition of Watkiss Automation and Kolbus Group’s purchase of Autobox...

It was the right time for Keith Boyce. And it was the right place for his latest takeover target. The print managing director wanted to buy a business to expand the capabilities of one of the UK’s...

Inks supplier MagnaColours has acquired the goodwill and inventory of pigments, dyestuffs and speciality chemicals supplier LJ Specialities.

Williams Lea Tag (WLT) has acquired on-demand digital content and social media agency THP.

Congra Software, the Luxembourg-based holdings company behind Hybrid Software, is set to acquire Global Graphics in a proposed €50.3m (£44m) deal to be approved by shareholders.

Troika Systems has sights on the next stage of its growth following the sale of a majority stake to investment firm Fresh Equity.

Claverley Group has moved into the print management sector with the acquisition of Surrey-based Cubiquity.

St Ives has cut all ties with its printing past and has now been completely rebranded with a new name: Kin + Carta.

Heidelberg is to acquire rival manufacturer MBO Group in a bid to further expand its presence in the digital post-press market.

Kolbus Group has acquired UK kit manufacturer Autobox Machinery as it continues its move into packaging.