# Pretium Packaging acquires Olcott Plastics

Genstar-backed Pretium Packaging acquired Olcott Plastics of St. Charles, Illinois, a maker of injection-molded beauty and healthcare packaging. It is Pretium's sixth add-on acquisition since Genstar's 2014 investment.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-04-16
- Where: St. Charles, Illinois, United States
- Status: completed
- Capacity: more than a million plastic jars and closure combinations a day
- Products: plastic jars, plastic closures, injection-molded packaging
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Pretium Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/1212.md) (acquirer)
- [Genstar Capital](https://endata.com/companies/4890.md) (investor)
- [Olcott Plastics](https://endata.com/companies/4912.md) (target)

## Sources

- [peprofessional.com](https://peprofessional.com/2019/04/genstar-adds-pretium-2/), 2019-04-16: "Pretium Packaging ... has acquired Olcott Plastics."
- [privateequityinternational.com](https://www.privateequityinternational.com/genstar-backed-pretium-acquires-olcott/), 2019-04-16: "Pretium Packaging, which is backed by Genstar Capital, has acquired St. Charles, Illinois-based Olcott Plastics Inc."
- [pretiumpkg.com](https://www.pretiumpkg.com/pretium-acquires-olcott-plastics/), 2019-04-16: "Pretium Packaging ... is pleased to announce that it has joined forces with Olcott Plastics, Inc. of St. Charles, Illinois, through an acquisition."

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