Mergers and acquisitions

Newly acquired NE printers Atkinson Print and Newcastle Print Solutions are to form the foundation of a new print group under the banner National Print Solutions Group.

Macfarlane Group has acquired protective packaging distribution business Ecopac (UK).

EFI has acquired BDR Boya Kimya, a Turkish manufacturer of reactive inkjet inks for industrial digital textiles printing.

The former chief executive of US paper merchant Gould Paper Corporation has acquired a majority stake in Denmaur Paper Media.

Catalogue and online clothing retailer Cotton Traders has bought Promotional Logistics out of administration.

Bow Design has been acquired by Ministry of Furniture to become its graphics and print wing.

DS Smith has agreed the proposed sale of two of its packaging businesses to International Paper for €63m (£54.7m).

EFI is poised to be acquired by a US private equity firm in a deal that values the wide-format kit manufacturer and productivity software developer at $1.7bn.

Koenig & Bauer has expanded its coding and marking offering with the acquisition of Sweden’s All-Print Group.

Northend Creative Print Solutions (CPS) and My Print Partners (MPP) have merged into an entity simply called Northend to create a “full-service print house” for the Sheffield area.