# RPC Group ends Bain Capital merger talks, Apollo given more time for offer

RPC Group plc ended merger talks with Bain Capital and gave Apollo Global Management more time to make a firm takeover offer for the European plastics packager.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-12-03
- Where: United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Products: plastic packaging
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [RPC](https://endata.com/companies/581.md) (target)
- [Bain Capital](https://endata.com/companies/1000.md) (partner)
- [Apollo Global Management](https://endata.com/companies/3851.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [privateequityinternational.com](https://www.privateequityinternational.com/rpc-ends-merger-talks-with-bain-gives-apollo-more-time-for-firm-offer-reuters/), 2018-12-03: "RPC Group Plc (RPC.L) has ended talks to be taken over by U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital, it said on Monday."

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