# PolyExpert and Polykar merge to form Invera Flexibles

PolyExpert and Polykar Industries completed a merger of equals to form Invera Flexibles, a North American flexible packaging maker with over $200 million in combined sales and 350 employees. The company is majority-backed by Kent Road Capital.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-05-04
- Where: Montreal, Canada
- Jobs: 350
- Status: completed
- Products: specialty polyethylene films, bags, liners
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Invera Flexibles](https://endata.com/companies/14248.md)
- [Kent Road Capital](https://endata.com/companies/10529.md) (investor)
- [Polykar](https://endata.com/companies/13572.md) (partner)
- [MontClerc Capital](https://endata.com/companies/13573.md) (investor)
- [PolyExpert Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/14246.md) (partner)
- [Polykar Industries Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/14247.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/invera-flexibles-formed-through-strategic-combination-of-polyexpert-and-polykar-889430256.html), 2026-05-04: "PolyExpert Inc. and Polykar Industries Inc. today announced the completion of a merger of equals to form Invera Flexibles."
- [packagingstrategies.com](https://www.packagingstrategies.com/articles/keyword/8920-mergers-acquisitions-m-a?page=2), 2026-06-11: "Invera Flexibles Formed Through Combination of PolyExpert and Polykar"

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