Mergers and acquisitions

Bakergoodchild acquires Send DM
Bakergoodchild has acquired direct mail, print and fulfilment company Send DM as part of its 2021 Growth Strategy.

Paragon back on the M&A trail
Paragon Group has added to its Service Graphics presence in London with the acquisition of creative print specialist Tod UK.

Bell & Bain takes second K&B delivery and reveals acquisition
Bell & Bain has taken delivery of the second of its two new Rapida 145 large-format presses from Koenig & Bauer and has revealed it acquired press engineering specialist Lithotec Services earlier this...

Streamline-led print consortium rebrands as SBS
A trio of Leicestershire print businesses that came together in a deal completed earlier this year have now unified to create SBS Print Group.

Pureprint adds studio services with Smudge deal
Pureprint Group has added to its in-house services with the acquisition of e-commerce photography and video studio Smudge.

Newspaper print plants change hands
DMG Media has acquired JPIMedia’s three newspaper printing sites ahead of an expected sale of the rest of the regional publishing group.

KPM Group acquires TMB Mailing
Print production and mailing house KPM Group has acquired fellow Kent-based business TMB Mailing.

Fortoak merges with Ticketmedia and Purple Paper
The Fortoak Group has merged with Ticketmedia and Purple Paper after acquiring 49% of both businesses as it looks to bring smart technology to printed ticket rolls.

Print pair target growth with new company
Two print bosses have joined forces to buy a personalised passes and ID and membership card manufacturer and leverage their combined expertise to grow the business.

Cimpress buys design platform
Cimpress has acquired creative platform 99designs, a worldwide design community.