Eastside Distilling subsidiary Craft Canning + Printing bought a production facility operated by Aprch Beverage in Portland, Oregon, and was contracted to exclusively provide can printing and co-packing for Aprch's products in Washington and Oregon.

Scholle IPN, a spouted pouch and bag-in-box packaging maker in the Americas and Asia, is merging with SIG, a European carton packaging company. The companies plan to offer a broader range of sustainable packaging solutions.

Pact Group acquired Synergy Packaging, a Tullamarine, Victoria maker of PET bottles, bottle caps and jars, as of June 4, 2022. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Sinclair & Rush, Inc. completed its acquisition of Indepak Corporation, a Portland, Oregon thermoform manufacturer of custom trays, blisters and clamshell packaging. The deal adds thermoforming capacity and a west coast manufacturing footprint.

Berlin Packaging is acquiring Verrerie du Comtat, a glass packaging supplier in Sorgues, France, serving wine and olive oil producers. It is the second Berlin Packaging acquisition in EMEA in 2022, and all employees and locations will be retained.

Eastside Distilling subsidiary Craft Canning + Printing acquired the Portland, Oregon production facility previously operated by Aprch Beverage Co. The deal was announced on June 3, 2022.

Japan United, via its German subsidiary United Europe and TRICOR Packaging & Logistics, signed a share purchase agreement to acquire THIMM Packaging Systems, a heavy-duty packaging maker in Hausen, Germany, subject to German antitrust approval.

Investment firm Peninsula Capital agreed to buy Italian premium packaging firm ISEM Bramucci, which makes luxury boxes and folding cartons, in a deal worth around 90 million euros ($97 million).

Japan's Rengo Group agreed to acquire Thimm Packaging Systems, the industrial goods division of Germany's Thimm Group, with the price kept confidential. The takeover awaits Federal Cartel Office approval, expected within weeks.

BEWI has acquired the remaining 49 per cent of Danish paper packaging company Cellpack, becoming its sole owner. BEWI had acquired 51 per cent in April 2021, and former owner Thomas J. Bladt stays on as managing director.

ProAmpac acquired Specialty Packaging, a Fort Worth, Texas maker of stock and custom bags, wraps and liners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Kelso & Co, a private equity firm, completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Inovar Packaging Group from AEA Investors. Inovar makes pressure-sensitive labels, shrink sleeves and flexible packaging. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Macfarlane Group bought PackMann in Germany in an €8.6 million acquisition to expand its distribution division.

Kenya's Competition Authority unconditionally approved Ramco Plexus's acquisition of sole control of flexible packaging maker Platinum Packaging, which it will buy from Carton Manufacturers for about KES500m ($4.27m).

HB Returnable Transport Solutions acquired CC European Retail, a Charlottenlund, Denmark maker of reusable packaging materials for retail stores, on 13 May 2022. Terms were not disclosed.

Carlyle Group is reportedly set to buy Chinese packaging firm HCP for about $1 billion from owner Baring Private Equity Asia. The deal is reported to be expected to complete in the coming months.

A&M Capital Europe acquired a majority stake in Carton Pack, an Italian and Spanish food packaging maker with about 400 employees and three production sites. Current owners will stay on in their management roles.

Brook + Whittle has acquired Diamond Flexible Packaging, a family-owned flexible packaging and converting company in Northbrook, Illinois, adding five pouch lines and bag-making capabilities.

The SOMATER group has acquired ANL Packaging, a European thermoforming company based in Wellen, Belgium with more than 400 employees and plants in Belgium, France and Poland, effective 10 May 2022.

TricorBraun has acquired UK glass packaging providers Continental Bottle Company and its affiliate DiBro for an undisclosed fee, strengthening its European presence.

St. Johns Packaging completed its acquisition of Plasticos Uribe, a vertically integrated flexible packaging manufacturer based in Tlaquepaque near Guadalajara, Mexico, announced May 9, 2022. The deal adds Mexican manufacturing capacity alongside a new greenfield plant in Leon, Guanajuato.

good natured Products Inc. entered a definitive agreement to acquire the business and operating assets of FormTex Plastics Corporation, a Houston custom plastic packaging manufacturer, for $4.8 million USD cash, subject to closing adjustments.

Elopak and GLS launched GLS Elopak, a 50/50 joint venture headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, to make fresh and aseptic carton packaging at a manufacturing hub in Rewari, Haryana, India.

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.

Anchor Packaging LLC announced the acquisition of Panoramic Inc., a rigid food packaging company located in Janesville, Wisconsin.

Indorama Ventures completed its acquisition of Ngoc Nghia Industry Service Trading JSC, a Vietnamese PET preforms, bottles and closures producer with four plants and 76,000 tons annual PET conversion capacity.

Daio Paper's subsidiary Daio Package resolved to acquire all shares of Yoshizawa Industry, a corrugated cardboard sheet and container box maker in Niigata Prefecture, to secure base paper supply in Japan.

Sonoco acquired the remaining one-third interest in Sonoco do Brasil Participacoes from private investors, taking full ownership of the flexible packaging joint venture near Curitiba, Brazil. The joint venture had about $34 million in 2021 sales.

TricorBraun agreed to acquire PB Packaging, a wholly owned subsidiary of ASX-listed Pro-Pac Packaging, expanding its presence in Australia. PB has 140 team members and the deal is expected to close in Q2 2022, subject to Foreign Investment Review Board approval.

US packaging company TricorBraun agreed to acquire PBFY, a California-based flexible packaging distributor, from Pacific Western Sales. The transaction was expected to close later in April 2022.

Caxton subsidiary CTP Limited agreed to acquire Amcor's bag-in-box and pouching operations in Cape Town and its Port Elizabeth operations for a cash consideration of R90 million. The deal adds packaging capacity in South Africa.

Turkish packaging company Perfektüp acquired 100% of the shares of Tubettificio Favia on 5 April 2022, creating an international consolidation. Perfektüp is part of the Bell Holding group.

Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers, through subsidiary CTP Limited, agreed to acquire as a going concern the Amcor bag-in-box and pouching operations in Cape Town and the Port Elizabeth operations for R90 million cash, subject to competition approval.

Swiss packaging maker Aluflexpack AG has acquired an 80% share in Teko Aluminyum, which produces aluminum for manufacturing and aluminum caps for dairy and beverage sectors. The deal value was not stated.

YRG Group, a UK packaging design and reprographics company, announced the acquisition of Spera, an Irish and UK print and packaging origination firm operating in Ireland, the UK and Asia. The deal supports YRG's push into the corrugated industry.

TUBEX Holding GmbH of Rangendingen, Germany acquired Hungarian packaging manufacturer Mátrametál Kft, which produces aluminium aerosol cans and tubes in Sirok. Terms were not disclosed.

Elopak and GLS formed GLS Elopak, a 50-50 joint venture headquartered in Gurugram, India, to make fibre-based aseptic and fresh packaging. Manufacturing will be based in Rewari, Haryana, with a reported value of $35 million.

The Samuel Grant Group has acquired Clingfoil, a Stockport-based distributor and manufacturer of protective packaging and stretch film with £7m annual sales, keeping its 21 staff.

Rengo Co. acquired 100% of the shares of Takigawa Corporation and its related companies, which become part of Rengo Group's flexible packaging business.

Schweitzer-Mauduit (SWM) and Neenah agreed an all-stock merger of equals creating a specialty materials company with about $3 billion in combined revenue, targeting at least $65 million in annual run-rate cost synergies within 24-36 months.

All American Label & Packaging merged with Western Shield Label and Packaging, a pressure-sensitive label and packaging maker with plants in California, Texas, Ohio and Tennessee. Heartwood Partners supported the merger, announced March 24, 2022.

B2B Industrial Packaging, a GenNx360 company, announced the acquisition of MillerBevco, a packaging supplies company in Shawnee, Kansas. It is B2B Industrial Packaging's 23rd major acquisition.

Cold Chain Technologies acquired Packaging Technology Group, a Fall River, Massachusetts maker of thermally engineered packaging for biotech, biopharma and medical customers, on 2022-03-21. Terms were not disclosed.

US packaging distributor TricorBraun has acquired UK rigid packaging maker Neville and More, which supplies glass, plastic and aluminum packaging. Financial terms were not disclosed, and all staff will remain.

The Massman Companies, a packaging machinery maker based in Villard, Minnesota, acquired New England Machinery, Inc., a privately held maker of bottling and packaging line equipment based in Bradenton, Florida. The transaction closed on 11 March 2022 and was announced on 14 March 2022.

Medica Packaging, a UK folding carton and leaflet maker based in Crewe, has acquired F.G. Curtis plc of Redhill, Surrey, a folding carton manufacturer serving cosmetics and beauty markets. The deal was financed with support from Harwood Capital and Shawbrook Bank, and the Curtis business keeps its management and trading names.

Berlin Packaging announced on March 7, 2022 its acquisition of United Bottles & Packaging, a Quebec-based distributor of glass bottles and closures for food and beverage markets. All employees and locations will be retained.

C-P Flexible Packaging, a portfolio company of First Atlantic Capital, acquired privately held Bass Flexible Packaging, which makes stand-up pouches, premade bags and shrink sleeves in Lakeville, Minnesota. Terms were not disclosed.

Clearlake Capital Group agreed on March 8, 2022 to acquire Intertape Polymer Group in an all-cash deal at CDN$40.50 per share, valued at about US$2.6 billion including net debt. IPG will become privately held after completion.

Schumacher Packaging obtained a majority interest in the Kaierde board mill in Delligsen, Lower Saxony, raising its solid board capacity at the site from 50,000 to 75,000 tons per year. The deal is part of a 700 million euro investment programme to 2025.