# Novvia Group acquires California container distributor Innovative Container

Novvia Group, a packaging distributor backed by Kelso & Company, acquired Innovative Container, a La Mirada, California distributor of plastic, metal, glass and corrugated containers. Financial terms were not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-11-28
- Where: La Mirada, California, United States
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 20,000 square-foot distribution facility
- Products: plastic, metal, glass and corrugated containers, pails, drums, bottles, jugs, jars
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Novvia Group](https://endata.com/companies/8533.md) (acquirer)
- [Kelso & Company](https://endata.com/companies/9176.md) (investor)
- [Innovative Container](https://endata.com/companies/9929.md) (target)
- [JF Shelton Packaging Distribution](https://endata.com/companies/10087.md) (target)
- [Ravago Group](https://endata.com/companies/10088.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [novviagroup.com](https://novviagroup.com/news-posts/novvia-group-acquires-innovative-container), 2022-11-28: "Novvia Group has acquired Innovative Container, a California-based distributor of plastic, metal, glass, and corrugated containers."
- [metalpackager.com](https://metalpackager.com/2022/12/novvia-group-acquires-innovative-container/), 2022-12-01: "Novvia Group, has acquired Innovative Container, a California-based distributor of plastic, metal, glass, and corrugated containers."
- [bizjournals.com](https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2022/12/06/st-louis-based-novvia-buys-2-california-companies.html), 2022-12-06: "A St. Louis-based rigid container and life sciences packaging distributor has expanded with the recent acquisitions of two California-based packaging distribution businesses."
- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/novvia-jf-shelton-acquisition/), 2023-01-05: "Novvia acquired the JF Shelton Packaging Distribution division from Ravago Group for an undisclosed sum."

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