# TC Transcontinental acquires Flexstar Packaging, its first flexible packaging deal in Canada

TC Transcontinental acquired all shares of Flexstar Packaging, a Richmond, British Columbia flexible packaging converter with over 120 employees and about C$36 million in revenue. The deal was announced on October 17, 2016.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2016-10-17
- Where: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
- Status: completed
- Products: high barrier film, printed film, laminated film, pouches
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [TC Transcontinental](https://endata.com/companies/2421.md) (acquirer)
- [Flexstar Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/2443.md) (target)

## Sources

- [tctranscontinental.com](https://tctranscontinental.com/en-ca/company-overview/news-room/press-releases/transcontinental-inc-makes-its-first-flexible-packaging), 2017-11-21: "Flexstar enables us to extend our footprint to the West Coast, providing us a coast-to-coast platform to better optimize our production."

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