# Kelso-backed Novvia acquires Garrett Hewitt International

St. Louis, Missouri-based Novvia, a rigid container and life sciences packaging distributor backed by Kelso, has acquired packaging firm Garrett Hewitt International.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-05-01
- Where: Fishkill, New York, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: rigid containers, life sciences packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Novvia Group](https://endata.com/companies/8533.md) (acquirer)
- [Kelso](https://endata.com/companies/11312.md) (investor)
- [Garrett Hewitt International](https://endata.com/companies/13044.md) (target)

## Sources

- [privateequityinternational.com](https://www.privateequityinternational.com/kelso-backed-novvia-scoops-up-packaging-firm-garrett-hewitt-international/), 2025-05-01: "St. Louis, Missouri-based Novvia is a rigid container and life sciences packaging distributor."
- [pehub.com](https://www.pehub.com/kelso-backed-novvia-scoops-up-packaging-firm-garrett-hewitt-international/), 2025-05-01: "Kelso-backed Novvia scoops up packaging firm Garrett Hewitt International"
- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/novvia-group-garrett-hewitt-deal/), 2025-05-02: "Novvia Group, a global rigid packaging distributor, has acquired Garrett Hewitt International (GHI), a US-based company that supplies packaging for cosmetics."

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