
2024 has been an exceptional year for Sterling Financial Print, marked by our success in facilitating some of the most high-profile and high value M&A deals in the industry, namely; the £5.8bn merger of DS Smith and International Paper, IDS’ £3.5bn recommended all cash offer by EP Group, and the £2.5bn merger of Redrow and Barratt.
These appointments reflect not only our deep expertise but also our commitment to delivering unmatched value for our clients.
As we move into 2025, we’re poised to continue this momentum, leveraging our track record and proven capabilities to drive even greater success. With our relentless focus on customer service excellence and unrivalled production capabilities, we're excited to help our clients with their M&A and ECM goals in the year ahead.

IDS (Royal Mail) and EP Group
Representing IDS
• Financial Advisors – Barclays Bank PLC, BofA Securities and Goldman Sachs
• Legal Advisors – Slaughter & May
Representing EP Group
• Financial Advisors – BNP Paribas, Citi and J.P. Morgan Cazenove
• Legal Advisors – Kirkland & Ellis
Sterling was appointed in 2024 by both IDS, the parent company of Royal Mail and GLS, and EP Group on the £3.5bn recommended all cash offer. Sterling coordinated a logistically demanding print production process for this high-profile transaction, while navigating a complex mailing within a time-sensitive and strict deadline.

DS Smith merger with International Paper
Representing DS Smith
• Financial Advisors – Goldman Sachs, Citi and J.P. Morgan Cazenove
• Legal Advisors – Slaughter & May
Representing International Paper
• Financial Advisors – BofA Securities
• Legal Advisors – Skadden, Arps, Meagher & Flom
The £5.8bn merger of DS Smith and International Paper received shareholder approval in October 2024 with Sterling assisting DS Smith for the Scheme of Arrangement mailing and subsequent employee and shareholder mailings with the use of our in-house expertise and financial print services.

Barratt merger with Redrow
Representing Redrow
• Financial Advisors – Barclays Bank and Peel Hunt
• Legal Advisors – Slaughter & May
Representing Barratt
• Financial Advisors – UBS and Morgan Stanley
• Legal Advisors – Linklaters
Sterling was appointed by Redrow to produce all documentation on this £2.5bn acquisition by the UK’s biggest housebuilder, Barratt, by means of Scheme of Arrangement, which was finally approved by the CMA, following a competition concern, in August 2024.
These are just some of the most recent financial projects which Sterling Financial Print has assisted and helped to bring to a successful conclusion during 2024 and into 2025.
Please get in touch if you need any of our M&A typesetting, print and mailing services:
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