Mergers and acquisitions

In Clinic this month: Paul Holohan on acquisition financing options; Mark Clews on litho versus screen printers; and Steve Collins on digital proofing technologyillustrations Ian Whadcock

Clinic topics this month: Sjaak Veeken on standardising colour; Phillippa Dempster on selling a business; and David Jutton on energy buying deals

Buckingham Colour Quest (BCQ) started with a bang literally. The blast at the Buncefield oil storage depot in Hertfordshire, to be precise, in 2005. The damage this inflicted on B2 litho and digital...

The industry is set to experience further consolidation over the next two years with increasing merger and acquisition activity, according to a new BPIF report.

Ward Knowles is anticipating a 3m sales boost following its acquisition of Preston-based forms business, Northwest Continuous.

Pindar has expanded its global footprint with the acquisition of New Zealand-based Egan Reid and revealed that it is looking at further buys, both at home and abroad.

Meanwhile, Mike Taylor has bought a controlling stake in struggling Suffolk book printer Clowes in a deal that could lead to it becoming part of the CPI group.

A finishing company focused on academic bookbinding has gone back to its family roots after being rescued from administration by its founders grandson.

Consolidation is not the solution to poor performance in the paper industry, members of the National Association of Paper Merchants were told last week.

Johnston Presss 11.2m acquisition of the Scottish operation of rival Archant has completed, following clearance from the Office of Fair Trading.