# Novvia Group acquires Northern Container industrial container distributor

Novvia Group acquired Northern Container, a stocking distributor of industrial rigid containers based in Alsip, Illinois, in May 2023. Terms were not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-05-01
- Where: Alsip, Illinois, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: steel pails, plastic pails, paint cans, screw-top cans, ink cans, tins, bottles and jars, closures
- 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)
- [Northern Container](https://endata.com/companies/10624.md) (target)

## Sources

- [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/northern-container), 2023-05-31: "In May 2023, Northern Container was acquired by Novvia Group. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed."
- [privateequityinternational.com](https://www.privateequityinternational.com/kelso-backed-novvia-group-buys-packaging-firm-northern-container/), 2023-05-31: "Novvia Group, which is backed by Kelso & Company, has acquired Illinois-based Northern Container, a distributor of rigid packaging products."
- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/novvia-acquires-northern-container/), 2023-06-01: "Novvia Group, a distributor of rigid container and life sciences packaging, has announced the acquisition of US-based rigid packaging products distributor Northern Container."
- [ecoplasticsinpackaging.com](https://ecoplasticsinpackaging.com/mergers-acquisitions/novvia-strengthens-us-midwest-business/), 2023-06-02: "Novvia Group has acquired US-based Northern Container, a distributor of rigid packaging products serving a range of end markets, for an undisclosed sum."

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