# Stone Canyon Industries agrees to acquire Mauser Group for $2.3 billion

Stone Canyon Industries signed a definitive agreement to buy Mauser Group N.V., a rigid industrial packaging maker, from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in an all-cash deal valued at $2.3 billion. Mauser has 4,500 employees and 111 manufacturing facilities across 18 countries.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-02-07
- Value: $2.30B
- Jobs: 4,500
- Status: announced
- Products: plastic and steel drums, intermediate bulk containers, reconditioning services for drums and IBCs
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Stone Canyon Industries](https://endata.com/companies/527.md) (acquirer)
- [BWAY Corp](https://endata.com/companies/528.md) (partner)
- [Mauser Group](https://endata.com/companies/529.md) (target)
- [Clayton Dubilier & Rice](https://endata.com/companies/530.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sci-announces-agreement-to-acquire-mauser-group-300403150.html), 2017-02-07: "The all-cash transaction is valued at $2.3 billion."
- [privateequityinternational.com](https://www.privateequityinternational.com/cdr-to-sell-mauser-group-to-stone-canyon-for-2-3-bln/), 2017-02-07: "The deal is valued at $2.3 billion."
- [forbes.com](https://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2017/02/07/michael-milken-backed-firm-is-going-long-packaging-products/), 2017-02-07: "On Tuesday, Stone Canyon Industries announced it had reached a $2.3 billion deal to buy Mauser Group"

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