Mergers and acquisitions

Duplo Seiko, part of the Duplo Group, has bought Swiss multi-finisher equipment manufacturer Multigraf as it looks to continue to expand its portfolio and leverage the two firms R&D capabilities.

Tech investment firm Software Circle has acquired Be The Brand Experience, a Hackney-based marketing compliance and digital asset management and workflow firm serving the financial sector.

De La Rue could be broken up or merged with another business after a strategic review resulted in potential interest for both of its divisions.

Royal Mail parent company International Distributions Services’ (IDS) board has accepted a £3.6bn buyout deal from Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský’s firm, EP Group.

Mailbox DM has found a buyer after the direct mail specialist filed a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators (NOI) earlier this week.

Screen’s Graphic Solutions business has acquired long-term partner CGS Oris.

Acquisitive Fedrigoni is back on the M&A trail and has agreed to buy a majority stake in Germany’s Poli-Tape Group.

Union the CWU plans to “use its political influence” in the debate over the possible foreign takeover of Royal Mail, while the current business secretary has asserted that the government would need to...

Foreign investor EP Corporate Group has returned to the table with a much higher offer for Royal Mail owner International Distributions Services – and the IDS board is minded to accept it.

A trio of trade finishers have stepped in to acquire the business and assets of Celloglas.