Mergers and acquisitions

The Arden Group has acquired Lasercomb Dies, whose 80 staff and operations will continue as normal following the completion of the deal.

Print-on-demand company Prodigi has acquired Amsterdam-based cloud printing specialist Peecho.

Software Circle has sold its Printing.com domain name for nearly £2m but has also been hit by yet more costs related to the collapse of Works Manchester.

National World has sold Press Computer Systems (PCS) to content and advertising software specialist Naviga in a £3.5m deal.

Graphic design platform Canva has acquired Serif, the parent company behind the Affinity creative software suite for professional photo editing, illustration, graphic design, and page layout.

Wapping-based data, document and mailing house Millnet has acquired four US offices from former parent company Consilio.

International Paper Company has confirmed that it is in discussions regarding a possible offer to acquire DS Smith, despite Mondi and DS Smith reaching an agreement in principle on the key financial...

Page Bros has expanded into a new business area with the acquisition of specialist publisher Art Angels.

More change is on the way in UK web offset with confirmation that Precision Colour Printing (PCP) has been put up for sale, and with several interested parties understood to be in the frame.

News UK and DMG Media have received the green light from the Competition & Markets Authority and it’s now all systems go for their newspaper printing joint venture, with the leadership team also...