Multi-Color Corporation Acquires Herrods (Melbourne)

CD&R Acquires Multi-Color Corporation and Fort Dearborn to Create Global Label Solutions Leader

November 1, 2021

Packaging

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) agreed to acquire Multi-Color Corporation (MCC) from Platinum Equity and Fort Dearborn Company from Advent International and combine the two businesses into a single global label solutions platform. The combined company will serve consumer packaged goods customers across Food & Beverage, Home & Personal Care, Wine & Spirits and other specialty end markets, creating roughly $3 billion in annual revenue and expanded global scale.

Multi-Color Corporation Acquires LUX Global Label

December 9, 2022

Packaging

Multi-Color Corporation (MCC) acquired LUX Global Label, a manufacturer of pressure-sensitive labels, shrink sleeves and security labels headquartered in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania. The acquisition, which closed December 9, 2022, adds LUX’s ~200 employees and production sites in Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico to MCC’s Home and Personal Care business to deepen capabilities in personal care and pharmaceutical end-markets.

Multi-Color Corporation Acquires Starport Technologies

October 4, 2024

Packaging

Multi-Color Corporation (MCC) has acquired Starport Technologies, an RFID-centric smart labels and RFID tag manufacturer based in Kansas City, Missouri. The deal expands MCC’s RFID and smart-label capabilities and creates a new smart packaging solutions business unit; financial terms were not disclosed.

Platinum Equity Acquires Multi-Color Corporation

July 1, 2019

Packaging

An affiliate of Platinum Equity has completed the acquisition of Multi-Color Corporation, taking the Cincinnati-based label and packaging solutions provider private. The deal merges Multi-Color with a subsidiary of Platinum portfolio company WS Packaging to create a combined business with roughly $2.2 billion in annual revenue, 86 plants across 26 countries and over 10,000 employees.

The Purple Guys Acquires Advantex and Herrod Technology

August 23, 2023

IT Services

The Purple Guys, a Kian Capital- and ParkSouth Ventures-backed managed IT services platform, completed add-on acquisitions of Texas-based managed service providers Advantex and Herrod Technology. The deals expand The Purple Guys' presence and service capabilities across key Texas markets — marking a strategic entry into Houston and increased density across the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

MasTec, Inc. Acquires Henkels & McCoy Group Inc.

December 20, 2021

Construction

MasTec, Inc. (NYSE: MTZ) agreed to acquire Henkels & McCoy Group Inc., a leading U.S. utility power transmission and distribution contractor, for total consideration of $600 million (approximately $420 million cash plus ~2 million shares of MasTec common stock). The acquisition, which adds roughly 5,100 employees and $1.5 billion of 2021 revenue, expands MasTec's footprint and capabilities in the electric utility services market to support grid modernization and renewable energy buildout.