Mergers and acquisitions

Pressroom Plus assets sold

Huber Group has bought the stock and assets of Pressroom Plus in an effort to keep the collapsed consumable reseller's customers in continuous supply.

HH Global snaps up Italian luxury marketing firm

HH Global has made further inroads on its international expansion with the “multimillion” euro acquisition of Italian print management and brand marketing company Alecom.

Charapak sold in pre-pack deal

CBS Packaging has bought the intellectual property, name and various assets of corrugated packaging manufacturer Charapak in a pre-pack deal after the company fell into administration for the second...

Acquisitive couple buys second print firm

Richard and Julie Bennett have acquired Atkinson Print as the second step in the buy-and-build of their own print group after the couple bought Newcastle Print Solutions (NPS) last summer.

Carly Press acquires Colourtone

Family-run commercial printer Carly Press has acquired a local digital specialist to expand its service offering and client base.

HH Global deal heralds Dixon's return

Lateral Group founder Nick Dixon has returned to the print sector after HH Global acquired a majority stake in his buy-and-build venture, Veriteva.

Marstan in administration: IP and director go to Elle Media

Marstan Press has gone into administration with the loss of all 54 jobs and some of its assets snapped up by Elle Media Group.

Blippar to relaunch as assets snapped up

Augmented reality start-up Blippar is set to relaunch after its assets were bought by property tycoon Nick Candy’s investment firm Candy Ventures.

Tradeprint to absorb Exaprint UK brand

Exaprint UK is to be absorbed into its partner brand Tradeprint as part of a strategy to refocus and expand the two entities’ services to their customer bases.

Manchester Printers boosts growth with BBF buy

Manchester Printers has acquired print management firm Berkeley Business Forms (BBF) in a bid to move into the North West and North Wales markets.