Mergers and acquisitions

French court orders opening of receivership proceedings at some Arjo sites
The Commercial Court of Nanterre has ordered the opening of safeguard and receivership proceedings for some of Arjowiggins’ French subsidiaries.

Online label specialist Easy2name acquired by CCL Industries
Personalised label specialist Easy2name has been acquired by global labelmaking conglomerate CLL Industries in a deal reportedly worth $2.5m (£1.95m).

Arjo to open receivership proceedings for some French subsidiaries
Arjowiggins is planning to file petitions to open safeguard and receivership proceedings for some of its French subsidiaries.

Alphaprint bought out of liquidation by Bravo Print
Colchester-based commercial printer Alphaprint has been bought out of liquidation by the nearby Bravo Print group of companies.

Arjowiggins sale terminated
Sequana's sale of Arjowiggins’ Graphic and Creative Papers businesses has been canned after the buyer got cold feet as a result of deteriorating market conditions.

PrintWeek’s rundown of stories that defined the past 12 months
2018 proved to be another bumper year of news for print, so as the industry eases itself into 2019, we take a look at the stories that dominated last year's headlines.

Review of 2018: November
All the biggest stories from the past 12 months.

Review of 2018: December
All the biggest stories from the past 12 months.

Review of 2018: September
All the biggest stories from the past 12 months.

Review of 2018: That Xerox-Fuji saga
One long-running story of 2018 was the proposed purchase of Xerox by Fujifilm.