Mergers and acquisitions

Antalis buys Arjo brands
Antalis has acquired a portfolio of Arjowiggins brands including Conqueror, Curious Collection, Keaykolour, and Pop’Set.

National World exploring Reach takeover
Publisher National World has responded to press speculation to confirm it is “at the early stages” of exploring a possible offer to buy media group Reach.

Tag Systems’ parent company agrees cross-border merger
Vienna-based bank card manufacturer Austriacard has declared it will apply for listings on the Vienna and Athens stock exchanges and merge with Inform-Lykos, a data management and digital/security...

Some surprising returns to October’s ranking of most read stories
While the ongoing battle between Royal Mail and the CWU dominating October’s listicle wasn’t much of a surprise, the presence of an August news article covering the falling out of Adobe and Pantone...

Buying with diligence
In the second part of our focus on MBOs, we look at the buyer’s perspective and assess the advantages and pitfalls of buying the business you are working in.

Fedrigoni is new owner of Guarro Casas
Fedrigoni has confirmed the acquisition of Arjowiggins’ Spanish mill, Guarro Casas.

Agilico closes tenth acquisition
Agilico has closed its biggest acquisition to-date by revenue, headcount, and machines in the field (MIF) after snapping up independent managed print and document management provider Capital Document...

Ahlstrom-Munksjö reorganises structure following Decor divestment
Ahlstrom-Munksjö has completed an ownership reorganisation after divesting its Decor business Munksjö.

Essentra sells filters division, completes packaging sale and appoints new CEO
Essentra has sold its filters unit, therefore successfully completing the strategic reviews of its Filters and Packaging divisions, and has appointed a new CEO.

Sappi to sell three European graphic paper mills
Sappi has agreed a deal with Aurelius – the investment group that's also in the process of buying Agfa's Offset business – to sell Sappi's Maastricht Mill in the Netherlands, Stockstadt Mill in...