Member news · Shoptalk, October 2026
Two acquisitions for Antalis
Antalis, SDEA member · 18 September and 2 October 2026
Antalis Ltd has acquired the assets and trade of long-established UK paper merchant Ovenden Papers from its administrators, securing continuity for customers, suppliers and employees; the business continues to trade under the Ovenden name.
In October, the wider Antalis group also signed a binding agreement to acquire OptiGroup’s Papyrus paper distribution activities in ten countries across Central and Eastern Europe, Switzerland and Germany, subject to approvals.
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