Apollo Funds to Acquire Majority Stake in Novolex

Novolex Acquires Flexo Converters USA, Inc.

July 1, 2021

Packaging

Novolex, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, has acquired Flexo Converters USA, Inc., a family-owned manufacturer of stock, custom and recycled paper bags and sacks headquartered in Meriden, Connecticut, with an additional plant in Monroe, Georgia. Flexo's products will be sold under the Novolex Duro Bag brand and the acquisition adds production capacity to support rising demand from foodservice and grocery customers; eligible full‑time Flexo employees will join Novolex.

Novolex Acquires Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

April 1, 2025

Packaging

Novolex has completed its combination with Pactiv Evergreen Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $6.7 billion (including net debt), with Pactiv Evergreen shareholders receiving $18.00 per share and Pactiv Evergreen delisted from Nasdaq. The combined company will operate under the Novolex name, expanding manufacturing footprint, product breadth and R&D capabilities across food, beverage and specialty packaging markets.

Novolex Acquires American Twisting

September 4, 2024

Manufacturing

Novolex has acquired the assets of American Twisting, a family-owned manufacturer of twisted-paper handles based in South Haven, Michigan. The acquisition—integrated into Novolex's Duro Bag operations—will secure dedicated supplies of twisted handles and bring eligible full-time American Twisting employees into Novolex; terms were not disclosed.

Novolex Acquires Vegware

August 9, 2021

Packaging

Novolex, a Hartsville, South Carolina-based packaging manufacturer, has acquired Vegware, an Edinburgh-headquartered provider of plant-based compostable foodservice packaging. The deal brings Vegware into Novolex’s Eco-Products portfolio to expand Novolex’s global compostable products footprint and broaden distribution in Europe and North America.

Apollo Funds to Acquire Covis Pharma from Cerberus

February 6, 2020

Pharmaceuticals

Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management have agreed to acquire Covis Pharma BV from an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management. Terms were not disclosed; the transaction is expected to close by the end of Q1 2020 and aims to accelerate Covis's global expansion and build out its respiratory and specialty pharma franchises.

Novolex Acquires B&H Bag Company

December 15, 2020

Packaging

Novolex has acquired the business of B&H Bag Company and will integrate it into its Novolex Duro Bag operations to increase production capacity and strengthen customer service. B&H, a family-owned paper bag manufacturer with a plant in Brookshire (near Houston), Texas, supplies the foodservice and grocery markets; Novolex is PE-backed by The Carlyle Group.