Mergers and acquisitions

Marstan Press has gone into administration with the loss of all 54 jobs and some of its assets snapped up by Elle Media Group.

Augmented reality start-up Blippar is set to relaunch after its assets were bought by property tycoon Nick Candy’s investment firm Candy Ventures.

Exaprint UK is to be absorbed into its partner brand Tradeprint as part of a strategy to refocus and expand the two entities’ services to their customer bases.

Manchester Printers has acquired print management firm Berkeley Business Forms (BBF) in a bid to move into the North West and North Wales markets.

Three of Promotional Logistics' six sites have been sold back to former members of the management team.

DS Smith’s proposed acquisition of Spanish corrugated packaging and paper manufacturer Europac is expected to be completed later this week.

Hague Print has acquired fellow print management specialist Triform to further strengthen its market position.

Boss Direct and Browns CTP have merged into a single entity on a shared location following a double acquisition by Guest Investments.

Williams Lea Tag (WLT) has acquired end-to-end shopper marketing activation partner Popcorn Global to add advanced POS design and prototyping capabilities to its offering in this area.

H&H Reeds Printers has acquired Print Graphic to consolidate its position in the Cumbrian print market.