The Royal Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Schwarz Partners, acquired corrugated packaging maker Progress Container & Display, which becomes its 17th manufacturing facility. PMCF acted as exclusive sell-side financial advisor; the deal closed in September 2022 and was reported on November 3, 2022.
Stora Enso is acquiring Dutch corrugated packaging producer De Jong Packaging Group in a deal worth about €1 billion, adding 17 sites in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the UK.
Faerch Group has acquired packaging maker PACCOR. The combined group has more than 30 production sites and around 6,000 employees across Europe, the US and Asia.
Tri-Wall acquired The Corrugated Case Company, a Derbyshire-based sheet plant manufacturer, as part of its expansion programme. Financial terms were not stated in the listing.
Chinese carton maker Greatview Aseptic Packaging signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Alternapak Production srl, an idled aseptic carton plant in San Pietro in Gu, Italy. Production is expected to restart toward the end of 2022, making it Greatview's fifth plant globally.
According to people familiar with the matter, US private equity firm Bain is in acquisition talks to buy Parksons Packaging, an Indian folding color box maker, for about 30 billion Indian rupees. Credit Suisse is reportedly advising, and a deal could close within three months.
Shengxing Co (002752.SZ) plans to acquire all equity of Beijing Pacific Can Company from Fuzhou Pacific Can Group for CNY 301 million, funded from its own resources. The deal is to be signed under a sale agreement announced on 2022-08-16.
Dallas Plastics, backed by Sole Source Capital, acquired Emballage MPP, a flexible packaging business. The deal is Sole Source Capital's third flexible packaging investment.
McLaren Packaging's corrugate business agreed a new 50/50 joint venture with VPK Packaging UK & Ireland, part of Belgian VPK Group, to serve the Scottish corrugated market. The announcement was dated 18 December 2024.
Tri-Wall UK Ltd, headquartered in Monmouth, signed a deal to acquire The Corrugated Case Company, a Derbyshire corrugated packaging sheet plant in Chesterfield, with plans to expand operations and invest in equipment. The price was not disclosed.
Constantia Flexibles acquired FFP Packaging Solutions, a Northampton flexible packaging maker with over 100 staff, for an undisclosed sum. It is Constantia's first consumer packaging plant in the UK.
B2B Industrial Packaging, a GenNx360 company, has acquired Springfield Corrugated Box Inc of Agawam, Massachusetts. It is B2B Industrial Packaging's 24th acquisition.
Hood Container Corporation has acquired the corrugated packaging business of Kentwood Packaging Inc, including its design, manufacturing, assembly and fulfillment operations in Walker, Michigan. The deal was announced on August 4, 2022.
Walki Group signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Westpak Oy Ab and Flexipack Oy Ab, Finnish flexible packaging producers with about EUR 40 million combined 2021 sales, subject to competition approval. The price was not disclosed.
Caxton subsidiary CTP acquired Amcor's Cape Town bag-in-box and pouching operations and its Port Elizabeth operation for R90 million, effective 1 August 2022 after competition approval.
Colep Packaging has acquired a 40% stake in ALM, a Spanish aluminium aerosol producer, to expand its packaging portfolio, announced August 3, 2022.
Dazpak Flexible Packaging, owned by H.I.G. Capital, completed its acquisition of Atlapac Corporation, a flexible packaging and pouch converter in Columbus, Ohio. The deal expands Dazpak's flexible packaging business in the Midwest.
Mondi agreed to acquire the Duino mill near Trieste, Italy, from Burgo Group for a total consideration of €40 million. Completion is expected in the second half of 2022, subject to competition clearance.
Van De Velde Packaging acquired Unipap A.S., a Czech maker of industrial corrugated packaging and foam products with about EUR 25 million revenue in 2021. The deal, advised by Adpario Partners, is Van De Velde's first step into the Czech market.
Scotia Investments and CKF agreed to purchase Molded Fiber Technologies from UFP Technologies, forming MFT-CKF, Inc. MFT makes molded pulp protective packaging at plants in Clinton, Iowa and El Paso, Texas.
WestRock agreed to acquire the remaining 67.7% interest in Mexican packaging producer Grupo Gondi for $970 million plus assumed debt, an implied enterprise value of $1.763 billion. The deal expands WestRock's Latin American packaging operations.
Novvia Group acquired Duval Container, a Jacksonville, Florida supplier of cans, pails, drums, bottles and jars, on July 26, 2022. Terms were not disclosed.
Bain Capital Private Equity and BC Partners signed definitive documents for a joint ownership agreement over Fedrigoni, a producer of self-adhesive labels and fibre-based packaging. The agreement was announced on 26 July 2022.
South Africa's Competition Tribunal unconditionally approved CTP Limited's acquisition of the packaging operations of Amcor Flexibles South Africa in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, including bag-in-box laminate production and tyre-liners.
Italian investment firm Ambienta agreed to acquire HolwegWeber, a machinery maker for paper-based flexible packaging, to combine it with its In.Pack Machinery. The combined group will have 7 production sites on 3 continents and 400 employees.
New Packaging Group, backed by NewPort Capital, announced the acquisition of Novapac B.V., a thermoformed plastic packaging maker, with Novapac continuing under its own name. The announcement was dated 19 July 2022.
SCGP completed the acquisition of 100% of Peute Recycling B.V., the largest packaging materials recycler in the Netherlands, for EUR 78.19 million, adding one million tons per year of recovered paper capacity.
Dutch corrugated packaging producer De Jong Packaging Group acquired a controlling stake in Wellpappenfabrik Grünstadt-Sausenheim (WSG), a German corrugated sheet and folding box maker founded in 1937. Financial terms were not disclosed and the deal is subject to competition approval.
Flexpak completed its acquisition of ACE Packaging of AZ, a Phoenix-based distributor of corrugated boxes, stretch film, foam and polybags, on July 1, 2022, and announced it on July 14, 2022. The deal expands Flexpak's presence in Arizona and the Mountain West.
The Saica Group, through Saica Pack, acquired a majority stake in Cartonajes Bañeres (CartoBan), an Alicante corrugated cardboard maker, and its wholly owned subsidiary Electro Mariola, which operates a cogeneration plant. The two companies had combined turnover above 26 million euros in 2021.
Menasha Packaging Company has finalized its acquisition of Color-Box, the corrugated packaging business unit of Georgia-Pacific. Color-Box employs 550 people and operates plants in Richmond, Indiana; Pelahatchie, Mississippi; and Madera, California. Terms were not disclosed.
Private equity firm Pfingsten has sold packaging company Oliver Inc to Tenex Capital. The article does not disclose the deal value or location.
UK private equity firm Inflexion Private Equity Partners led a buyout of SteriPack, a provider of product life-cycle management and integrated packaging services. The deal is intended to fund global expansion and further acquisitions.
Mondi's Turkish corrugated subsidiaries Mondi Tire Kutsan and Mondi Olmuksan merged into Mondi Turkey Oluklu Mukavva, effective 30 September 2022. The announced merger operates nine corrugated plants, a containerboard mill in Tire and a waste paper facility in Adana.
Canadian packaging distributor Wolfpack Packaging Inc. has acquired Supreme Packaging, with the official announcement made on June 30, 2022, adding new leadership, supply chain and sales talent.
Green Bay Packaging Inc. acquired Interstate Packaging Corp., a corrugated products manufacturer in Albert Lea, Minnesota, effective June 30, 2022. The facility serves south central Minnesota, southwest Wisconsin, Iowa and eastern South Dakota.
Private equity firm Ara Partners has acquired UK-based sustainable PET packaging producer Petainer, in partnership with Petainer management and affiliates of Next Wave Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed.
TricorBraun has completed its acquisition of PB Packaging, a leading Australian provider of plastic and glass packaging previously owned by Pro-Pac Packaging Limited. The deal was announced on June 26, 2022.
Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG agreed on June 24, 2022 to acquire ESNT Packaging & Securing Solutions Limited and Essentra Packaging US Inc from Essentra plc for £310 million, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.
Mayr-Melnhof Group (MM) has agreed to buy Essentra Packaging from Essentra plc for a cash and debt free consideration of GBP 312 million. Essentra Packaging has 21 plants in 10 European and North American countries, and closing is expected in Q4 2022.
Red Arts Capital has acquired Coregistics, a packaging services provider. The article reports the deal on 23 June 2022 and gives no value.
Fruit importer IG International and Mumbai-based Esquire Corrugation formed a joint venture, Esquire IG, to manufacture sustainable corrugated carton packaging for fresh produce. The JV targets 500 to 1,000 tonnes of output for domestic and global markets.
Van De Velde Packaging Group reached an agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of De Dozenhal, a Dutch maker and trader of corrugated cardboard boxes based in Ermelo, Netherlands. The deal was reported on June 17, 2022.
DTE Group agreed to buy Dansk Eksport Emballage ApS, located in Føvling near Vejen, Denmark, which has about 40 employees and annual revenue of about DKK 50 million. It will operate as DTE Føvling under Dansk Træemballage A/S.
Dansk Træemballage A/S agreed to acquire AB Karl Hedin Emballage, a Swedish wood packaging maker with 10 production sites in Sweden and one in Estonia, about 275 employees and revenue of about DKK 410 million in 2024. The deal was to close on 9 May 2025.
Dansk Træemballage's Swedish subsidiary Aven Rabbalshede AB is acquiring Pall & Träkonstruktioner AB, with the takeover stated to take place on 21 October 2026. Aven Rabbalshede makes wooden crates, pallets and packaging for about 250 customers.
Aetna Group, through its Robopac and Ocme units, acquired Germany-based Meypack, a maker of end-of-line packaging machines for food, spirits and personal care, announced June 10, 2022.
Berlin Packaging acquired Andler Packaging Group, a US distributor of plastic, glass and metal containers and closures with locations in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland and Florida, announced June 10, 2022.
Irish packaging group Zeus Packaging Group acquired UK companies Swanline Group and BoxMart in a deal worth more than €25 million, with combined annual revenue of €30 million.
Packaging distributor Zeus has acquired UK packaging companies Swanline Group and its sister company BoxMart in a deal worth more than €25 million.