APS Group has bought the business and assets of Philip Myers Press (Holdings) Ltd in a deal that will enable PMP to continue trading – and secure its long-term prospects.
Standard Register (NYSE:SR), a premier provider of document management and workflow solutions, signed a multi-year agreement with Novation, the Texas-based contracting services company for VHA Inc., University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) and Provista, LLC.
Bemis Company, Inc. (NYSE: BMS) today announced that late yesterday it received a request for additional information and documentary material, often referred to as a “Second Request,” from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in connection with its Hart-Scott-Rodino regulatory review of Bemis proposed acquisition of the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging from Rio Tinto plc, announced on July 5, 2009. Bemis will continue to work cooperatively with the DOJ and expects the transaction to close by the end of 2009.
NewPage Corporation (“NewPage”) announced today that it has priced its private placement offering (the “Notes Offering”) of $1.7 billion in aggregate principal amount of 11.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be sold at a price equal to 93.996% of their face value with an effective yield of 13%. The Notes Offering is expected to close on September 30, 2009, subject to satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions.
Acquisition Includes EE Times Europe and Microwave Engineering Europe
At the recent World Print & Communication Forum (WPCF) meeting at Print 09 in Chicago, Michael Makin was elected president of the organization.
The Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF), the non-profit organization dedicated to the document communications industry, presented 31 scholarship awards to full-time students attending accredited colleges and universities in the United States, United Kingdom, Russia and Pakistan. The scholarship program promotes the document management and graphic communications industries by supporting future professionals — one of the primary goals of EDSF — through education and networking opportunities. The monetary rewards range from $1,000 to $5,000.
