Print buying

A bidding war is underway for Tangent Communications after the Michael Green-backed Bidco team upped its offer for the business in the face of the rival Writtle deal that is on the table.

The Tangent takeover saga looks to be over – Writtle Holdings has thrown in the towel and will not increase its offer for Tangent Communications.

Sales at Communisis have leapfrogged those of St Ives after the group reported a sixth consecutive year of growth.

Polestar has renewed its contract to print two weekly supplements for Guardian News & Media, but will lose two others because the publisher is going to print them in-house.

Writtle Holdings has gone on the offensive over its potential bid for Tangent Communications, and has publicly complained about the lack of information forthcoming from directors at the PLC.

An outcry over plans by the House of Lords to stop printing on vellum has generated such a storm that the tradition now appears likely to continue.

Inspired Thinking Group has boosted its CRM know-how with the acquisition of digital agency Creator.

Independent directors at Tangent Communications have responded to the potential rival bid from Writtle Holdings with a holding statement.

Andreas Whittam Smith, one of the founders of the Independent has said other national newspapers are “bound to” follow the newspaper in abandoning their daily print editions.

The owner of the Independent has confirmed that the newspaper is to ditch its print editions and go online only, making it the first national daily to cease publication since Today in 1995.