Mergers and acquisitions

Willday (left) and Coulthurst face up to the dragons for their pitch

Willsow celebrates after Dragon snaps up stake

The Willsow books team emerged triumphant from the Dragons’ Den after securing their pick of THREE offers of investment.

The acquisition of Four04 will expand Coveris' presence in the UK

Coveris acquires Four04 Packaging

Coveris has continued its strategic expansion with the acquisition of flexible packaging manufacturer Four04 Packaging.

Strong (second left): "We had to find new products to secure our future"

Mercia diversifies packaging offer following merger

Mercia Image Print has greatly expanded its packaging offering to help support its post-pandemic recovery following its acquisition by The Print Design Factory.

(L-R) Phil and Dinah Ouzman are Zunoma's majority shareholders

Smith & Ouzman rebrands to Zunoma following MBO

Smith & Ouzman has rebranded to Zunoma six months after a management buyout was completed at the company.

Doss: significant scale and cost efficiency benefits

AR Packaging acquired in £1bn deal

Graphic Packaging is buying AR Packaging in the packaging industry’s latest mega-takeover.

Smith (L) with Little: "I am excited to be taking the business into new markets"

MBO at Advanced Dynamics

A management buyout has taken place at automated filling and packaging machinery manufacturer Advanced Dynamics.

Domtar makes a wide range of paper products

Domtar set to be acquired

Canadian group Paper Excellence is set to acquire the much larger US-headquartered papermaker Domtar.

Holt: new revenue streams are showing great promise

MBO at Plastic Card Services

Co-founder Tim Holt has become the sole owner of Plastic Card Services (PCS) following an MBO at the Macclesfield firm.

Hill: upbeat about future prospects and new business wins

EDWPS under new ownership

Managing director Lance Hill has led an MBO at Eight Days a Week Print Solutions (EDWPS).

Nespolo said Fedrigoni is placing its people "in excellent hands"

Portals to acquire Fedrigoni’s Security business

Portals is set to acquire Fedrigoni’s Security business, which specialises in the production of security features.