Mergers & Acquisitions

mutares AG took over Metsä Board Zanders GmbH on May 20, 2015.

Tradeprint, a leading trade printer in the UK, has been acquired by Cimpress N.V. Robert Keane, president and CEO of Cimpress, commenting on the acquisition, said, "resellers and graphic professionals greatly value reliable, professional, rapid delivery of high-quality, price-competitive products. With Tradeprint, we’ve found a partner that delivers consistently on those criteria thanks to a highly talented and focused team. We welcome them to Cimpress and look forward to helping them build upon that very strong foundation."

Independent Printing of De Pere, Wisconsin, has acquired PrimaGraphics Inc. of Green Bay, Wisconsin, reported the Green Bay Press-Gazette. PrimaGraphics, a division of Independent Checks, will operate under the PrimaGraphics name and will remain at its current location at 2461 Larsen Road.

The combined company has more than 12,000 employees working in more than 80 companies with operations in 32 states and nine countries.

Goss International's parent company, Shanghai Electric Corporation (SEC), has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Goss International and its subsidiaries to American Industrial Partners (AIP). The agreement forms part of a broader strategy to further strengthen Goss' position as the world’s leading web-offset printing press supplier.

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The sale of Standard Register’s assets to Taylor Corp. is expected to close on or before Friday, reported the Dayton Daily News.

CopyCat Printing, MinuteMan Printing, United Enterprises, Mail Marketing and Cornerstone Print & Marketing—have joined Firespring.

Sawgrass Industrial is joining JK Group, the company which includes the brands Kiian Digital and J-Teck3.

Pearson has agreed to the sale of the Financial Times Group to Nikkei Inc. for a gross consideration of £844M ($1.3B)