# EU clears Madison Dearborn Partners' acquisition of Schoeller Group

The European Commission cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of sole control of the Schoeller Group by US firm Madison Dearborn Partners; closing is expected in Q3 2025.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-06-24
- Status: announced
- Products: reusable transport packaging, hard plastic products
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Madison Dearborn Partners](https://endata.com/companies/1549.md) (acquirer)
- [Schoeller Group](https://endata.com/companies/2688.md) (target)

## Sources

- [packaging-journal.de](https://packaging-journal.de/en/eu-commission-authorises-takeover-of-the-schoeller-group/), 2025-06-24: "The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of sole control of the Dutch companies Schoeller Packaging B.V. and Schoeller Rental B.V."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.