# Novvia Group acquires packaging distributor Southern Container

Novvia Group acquired Southern Container, a Dalton, Georgia distributor of intermediate bulk containers, plastic and steel pails and drums, and other rigid packaging. The terms were not disclosed. The deal closed on April 25, 2022.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-04-25
- Where: Dalton, Georgia, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: intermediate bulk containers, plastic and steel pails and drums, bottles, tinplate, rigid packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Novvia Group](https://endata.com/companies/8533.md) (acquirer)
- [Southern Container](https://endata.com/companies/9170.md) (target)
- [Kelso & Company](https://endata.com/companies/9176.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/southern-container), 2022-04-25: "On April 25th, 2022, Southern Container was acquired by Novvia Group. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed."
- [privateequityinternational.com](https://www.privateequityinternational.com/pe-backed-novvia-buys-southern-container/), 2022-04-26: "Novvia, which is backed by Kelso & Company, has acquired Dalton, Georgia-based Southern Container, a distributor of plastic, metal, fiber, and glass packaging products."

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