Mergers and acquisitions

Fedrigoni acquires Mohawk assets
The Fedrigoni Group has acquired certain assets of Mohawk Fine Papers, the company it entered into an industrial partnership with in September 2022.

Key Production Group establishes employee ownership trust
Bespoke physical music and packaging broker Key Production Group has set up an employee ownership trust.

Software Circle acquires academic specialist
Software Circle has made another acquisition, with a £2m deal to buy a niche provider of academic admin services.

Remous Group acquires Wincanton Digital Print in pre-pack
Remous Group has bought Wincanton Digital Print out of administration in a pre-pack deal, just over a month after it acquired Wells Printing in a similar deal.

Surepak enters administration; looks for buyers
Nottinghamshire packaging firm Surepak has entered administration after growing overheads – including a 425% hike in its electricity bill – cut into its cashflow.

Iamproperty buys property mailing specialist Information Works
Property market tech firm Iamproperty has bought hybrid marketing firm Information Works.

Raft of McMurray firms flagged for overdue filings
A dozen ‘active’ businesses where PFI Group CEO Darren McMurray is listed as a director are now flagged as having overdue filings at Companies House.

Yodel snapped up by Shift-led Bidco
Acquisitive delivery start-up Shift has snapped up Yodel in a rescue deal just days after rumours spread that it might be put into administration.

Sanner Group acquires Springboard
Global healthcare packaging manufacturer Sanner Group has acquired Cambridge-based Springboard, which specialises in the design and development of medical devices for regulated markets.

Steve Chadd leads MBO at Millnet as Consilio divests
Data, document and mailing house Millnet has undergone an MBO, with managing director Steve Chadd taking up ownership.