Mergers and acquisitions

Software Circle grows health and social care offering
Software Circle has added to its growing family of niche software businesses with another buy.

UPM Raflatac acquires Grafityp
UPM Raflatac has acquired Grafityp to further accelerate its growth in the graphics area.

Limetree Printing expands offering with Pro-S acquisition
Downham Market commercial printer Limetree Printing has expanded its offering with the total acquisition of nearby shadow board and signage manufacturer Pro-S UK.

Křetínský: 'We can help Royal Mail to finalise its transformation'
Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský has rejected concerns that he is only really interested in Royal Mail’s lucrative parcels business.

Project Display merges with Ores Display’s UK branch
Trade lightbox, display and POS supplier Project Display has signed a merger agreement with display and furniture supplier Ores Display’s UK subsidiary.

Claverley posts loss on PCP sale
Claverley Group made a near-£2m loss on the disposal of Precision Colour Printing.

Smurfit Kappa merger with WestRock secures clearances
Smurfit Kappa has revealed that all outstanding regulatory clearances which were a condition to closing the previously announced “combination” with WestRock have now been obtained, with the deal...

Celloglas admin report reveals £2.3m shortfall
The statement of administrator’s proposal for trade finishing specialist Celloglas Ltd, whose business and assets were acquired in a pre-pack sale last month, reveal that the business had an estimated...

International Paper spurns Suzano; DS Smith shares jump
Brazilian pulpmaker Suzano has terminated talks to buy American pulp and paper firm International Paper after failing to offer a high enough purchase price.

Vinsak acquires Rotatek
Indian print and packaging kit manufacturer and supplier Vinsak has gone public with details of its recent acquisition of Spanish web press machine manufacturer Rotatek.