Mergers and acquisitions

Dataline in Danish buy
Dataline has expanded its European footprint with the acquisition of Dansk Dataservice’s graphic arts activities.

Antalis buys The Packaging Company (Midlands)
Paper and board product supplier Antalis has acquired packaging materials supplier and carton manufacturer The Packaging Company (Midlands) Limited, which trades as The Packaging Company.

De La Rue's £300m Authentication sale set to complete next month
De La Rue has moved a step closer to completing the sale of its Authentication division.

Royal Mail takeover timetable resumes
The takeover deal for Royal Mail parent International Distribution Services is expected to complete at the end of this month – although a majority of shareholders are yet to accept the offer.

Northside Graphics makes first acquisition since private equity investment
Belfast’s Northside Graphics has acquired nearby print house Media Design and Print, bringing the business up to £11m turnover and 80 employees.

Print.com parent acquires ISI Publishing Innovators
Print.Group, the holding company behind European B2B print platform Print.com, has acquired software specialist ISI Publishing Innovators.

Durst expands workflow know-how with Callas buy
Durst has acquired premedia automation specialist Callas Software.

Aurelius to make part-payment to Agfa this week
The long-running payment wrangle between Agfa and ECO3 purchaser Aurelius Group continues to rumble on, with Agfa set to receive part of the still-outstanding €31.4m (£26.2m) this week.

ADM snaps up Indicia Worldwide
Konica Minolta is selling its Indicia Worldwide marketing services business to ADM Group.

Grenadier lauds Kentmere buy
Grenadier Packaging has expanded with the acquisition of folding cartons specialist Kentmere Packaging.