Acquisition

Limetree Printing expands offering with Pro-S acquisition
Downham Market commercial printer Limetree Printing has expanded its offering with the total acquisition of nearby shadow board and signage manufacturer Pro-S UK.

International Paper spurns Suzano; DS Smith shares jump
Brazilian pulpmaker Suzano has terminated talks to buy American pulp and paper firm International Paper after failing to offer a high enough purchase price.

CCS McLays reveals TPSG Procurement acquisition
CCS McLays has gone public with details of its acquisition of TPSG Procurement.

Steve Chadd leads MBO at Millnet as Consilio divests
Data, document and mailing house Millnet has undergone an MBO, with managing director Steve Chadd taking up ownership.

Acquisitive Customark buys Prisym consumables division
Industrial labelling firm Customark has bought Prisym ID’s consumables division, less than a month after its purchase of Paramount Labels.

Customark buys Paramount Labels & Tags out of admin
Industrial label printer Customark has acquired Paramount Labels & Tags out of administration in a pre-pack deal that preserved 18 jobs.

ESP buys Goldcrest Group
Swindon-based Handel Group, parent company to ESP Colour, has acquired the three companies of Goldcrest Group, doubling its digital business and adding wide-format and label printing to its roster.

Duncan Print Group bought by acquisitive German group
Duncan Print Group has been acquired by European business Carton Group, for an undisclosed sum.

Agilico supports growth plans with strategic acquisition
Agilico has acquired YourDMS Limited (YDMS), a reseller of Invu document management and accounts payable software, in a strategic move.

Screentec buys Tower Print
Merchandise specialist Screentec has acquired nearby Tower Print, kicking off a new growth strategy for the Welsh firm.

Wrapology to be bought by Germany’s Carton Group
Carton Group, a German packaging specialist owned by investment firm Waterland, is set to buy London-based luxury packaging firm Wrapology.