# Bunzl agrees to buy Irish flexible packaging distributor Abco Kovex

Bunzl agreed to acquire Abco Kovex, a Dublin-based distributor of flexible packaging with UK operations and 2019 revenue of EUR 23 million. Completion is subject to clearance by the Irish competition authority.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-08-24
- Where: Dublin, Ireland
- Status: announced
- Products: stretchfilm, polythene, paper packaging, pallet wrap
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Bunzl](https://endata.com/companies/3184.md) (acquirer)
- [Abco Kovex](https://endata.com/companies/6935.md) (target)

## Sources

- [nasdaq.com](https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bunzl-posts-higher-h1-results-agrees-to-buy-mcr-safety-abco-kovex-2020-08-24), 2020-08-24: "Abco Kovex is a distributor of flexible packaging based in Dublin, Ireland but with operations also in the UK."

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