Mergers and acquisitions

Hampshire marketing and print house Footprint has expanded its reach with the acquisition of C3 Marketing, a Swindon wide-format and events business.

National World’s biggest shareholder has launched a £56.2m takeover bid for the publisher – but claims it has had “no substantive engagement” from the PLC since making its approach at the end of last...

A consortium of Mavco Investments and Avenue Capital Group have signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hubergroup in a strategic move for global growth.

Administrators at Spirit Label Solutions, the Glasgow whisky label specialist, have revealed that the company owed more than £4m to creditors when it entered administration on 8 November.

Devon commercial printer Brightsea Print Group has acquired Crediton-based Hedgerow Print, just north of Exeter.

Web-to-print software specialist for in-plant printers, ePrint, has completed an MBO, reshuffling its leadership team.

Another packaging mega-merger is in the works after Amcor and Berry Global Group announced they would be combining.

Pureprint has acquired the Ashford Colour Press digital business out of administration – dramatically increasing its book printing capacity and adding a big chunk of inkjet printing to the group’s...

X-Rite Incorporated has acquired Dutch company Colorware, a producer of colour management software for the production of printed goods and packaging.

Reflex Group has expanded into North America with the acquisition of a Californian security label specialist, while in the UK it has increased its investment in Screen inkjet tech.