Mergers and acquisitions

Acquisitive label printing firm Customark has continued a string of purchases with the acquisition of Charnwood Label Craft (CLC) in early August, and sister companies Kingsbury Screens and Industrial...

If our most-read listicle is anything to go by, then August must be in the running for print’s cruellest month in 2024 because, much like with the UK summer, sunshine was in short supply.

Dutch coatings manufacturer Stahl has agreed to acquire Weilburger Graphics, a German manufacturer of varnishes, inks and adhesives.

eProductivity Software (ePS) has acquired American MIS specialist Enterprise Print Management Solutions (EPMS). 

RNB Group has been sold after calling in advisers to assist with a fast-track sale after the firm was stymied by a cash crunch.  

Events specialist Full Circle has completed a management buyout of both companies in the group – Full Circle Exhibitions & Events and wide-format printer Psycho Peacock.

International Paper has filed a preliminary proxy statement regarding the all-share combination of the business with DS Smith, as the deal moves closer to completion.

Arc-UK Technologies has revealed it is looking to snap up printing businesses around the UK, as the commercial printer looks to strengthen its geographical reach across the country.

TJ Books has bought Charlesworth’s business and assets from the company’s administrators in a pre-pack deal and has TUPE’d over its 60 staff.

Birmingham-based Set and Match and sister company Colprint have undergone a merger after managing director Stuart Mills bought out the group’s other directors.