Mergers and acquisitions

Ricoh has acquired LAC Corporation, a Japanese company specialising in technology to print onto three-dimensional surfaces, as part of its industrial print growth strategy.

Heathfield commercial printer Scantech has acquired Berforts South West and is set to begin relocating into its new subsidiary’s Hastings base to consolidate under one roof.

Data-driven direct mail print management specialist Brightsource has merged with sister company Signal, and will now operate under that name.

Reflex Labels has bought Fusion Flexibles in a pre-pack administration deal after the packaging manufacturer succumbed to mounting cashflow pressure.

Fretwell Print & Design is looking to increase its turnover by nearly a third over the next two to three years following a management buyout by two long-serving employees.

The new owners of WirralCo have pledged to do their utmost to get the business back on an even keel and have urged the industry to “give us a chance”.

US group Quad/Graphics is taking over rival LSC Communications in a merger that will create a new $8bn (£6.3bn) turnover industry giant.

Acquisitive US billing services group OSG aims to expand into Europe and will more than double in size through an all-cash recommended offer for Communisis that values the PLC at nearly £154m.

Print management specialist Hague Print has snapped up rival print management firm Venture Business Forms in its second acquisition of 2018.

After a four-month hiatus the Fujifilm-Xerox takeover deal could be resurrected after a New York State judge ruled in Fujifilm’s favour and reversed a previous court injunction blocking the deal.