Mergers and acquisitions
Intent set to double in size with UBM Connect buy
Intent Media is to acquire UBM's Connect portfolio of trade magazines which includes <i>Music Week</i> magazine, in a 2.4m cash deal.
DS Smith Sacks sold in MBO deal and rebranded Forum Packaging
DS Smith has sold its paper sacks subsidiary, DS Smith Sacks, to a management buyout (MBO) team led by managing director Mark Spivey and finance director Rob Massey.
InnerWorkings acquires Audax Strategies
Chicago-based InnerWorkings has acquired Audax Strategies in a move that should boost its presence in the US Southeast.
RR Donnelley moves deeper into content with Helium.com buy
Moving into content creation, RR Donnelley has acquired Andover, MA-based Helium.com, which matches online and print publishers with writers and editorial ranging from feature magazine articles to...
Loveurope acquires Asset and eyes Russian expansion
Loveurope has bought fellow London-based creative production company Asset Graphics and appointed a new European business director to spearhead the group's push into Russia.
Canon and Océ merge Swiss operations
Canon and Océ have announced the decision to combine their print businesses in Switzerland.
Standard Group acquires DBO
The consolidation of the US-based printing industry continued its relentless pace this week as Reading, PA-based Standard Group announced it is acquiring Donald Blyler Offset (DBO) of nearby Lebanon,...
Northern and Shell refutes rumoured offloading of print division
Richard Desmond's Northern and Shell Group has again dismissed claims that it is seeking to offload its print division.
Sun European Partners refinances Britton Flexibles deal
Investec Growth and Acquisition Finance has provided a 65m senior debt facility to replace the bridging finance provided by an affiliate of Sun European Partners in its recent acquisition of Britton...
GMG buys PrintFactory developer Aurelon
GMG has bought the Dutch wide-format technology provider Aurelon, developer of the PrintFactory and ProofMaster software, and put the large-format market at the centre of its growth strategy.