Inovar Packaging Group (Kelso-backed) Acquires Cimarron Label and Western Printing

Inovar Packaging Group Acquires Kiliper Corporation

February 16, 2026

Packaging

Inovar Packaging Group, a Dallas-based label and packaging provider, acquired Kiliper Corporation, a family-owned flexible packaging business, to expand its stretch sleeve, roll‑fed label, and printed film capabilities and strengthen its Midwest footprint. Kiliper’s co-owners Tom Kiliper and Lindsay Maysent will remain as co‑presidents following the transaction.

Inovar Packaging Acquires The Kennedy Group

August 1, 2024

Packaging

Inovar Packaging Group, LLC has acquired The Kennedy Group, LLC, a label and packaging provider with facilities in Willoughby, Ohio and Levittown, Pennsylvania. The add-on expands Inovar’s production footprint and capabilities (pressure-sensitive, roll-fed and RFID labels) across the Midwest and Northeast while retaining The Kennedy Group’s leadership team.

Kelso & Company Acquires Inovar Packaging Group from AEA Investors

May 23, 2022

Packaging

Funds managed by Kelso & Company (Kelso Fund XI) have acquired a majority interest in Inovar Packaging Group (IGL Holdings I Corp) from AEA Investors. Inovar, a Dallas-based supplier of pressure-sensitive labels, shrink sleeves and flexible packaging with seven US locations, will continue to be led by its existing management team, which remains a meaningful shareholder alongside Kelso.

Inovar Packaging Group Acquires Enterprise Marking Products (EMP)

December 1, 2025

Packaging

Inovar Packaging Group, a Dallas-based label and packaging platform, has acquired Enterprise Marking Products (EMP), a flexographic label manufacturer headquartered in Fishers, Indiana. The add-on expands Inovar’s Midwest footprint and bolsters its capabilities in durable and industrial labeling applications for customers across industrial, food & beverage, and consumer durable markets.

Inovar Packaging Group Acquires ModTek

April 3, 2025

Manufacturing

Inovar Packaging Group has acquired ModTek LLC, a regional prime label producer based in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey. The add-on acquisition expands Inovar’s Northeast production and distribution capacity and adds pressure-sensitive, flexographic/digital and premium embellishment capabilities to its platform.

Inno-Pak (Emerald Lake-backed) Acquires Albany Packaging

November 29, 2023

Packaging

Inno-Pak LLC, a portfolio company of Emerald Lake Capital Management, has acquired Albany Packaging Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of folding paperboard cartons. The deal (terms not disclosed) expands Inno-Pak's North American manufacturing footprint and paperboard capacity, strengthening its capabilities in foodservice, grocery and convenience-store packaging.