VOL. XLI

No. 21

25-May-1998

BAHRAIN

Investcorp Purchases And Merges UK Printing Companies

Investcorp, the Bahrain-based offshore investment bank, announced on 18 May theacquisition and merger of the British Printing Company (BPC) and Watmoughs, the first andthird largest commercial color printers respectively in the UK. The merged companies'sales are expected to be around 560mn ($924mn) and their customer lists include Marks& Spencer, IKEA, Coca-Cola and Unilever. Mr. Tony Rudson, the...