Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Invests in AWT Labels & Packaging

AWT Labels & Packaging Acquires MacArthur Corporation

September 18, 2020

Packaging

AWT Labels & Packaging, a Morgan Stanley Capital Partners-backed platform, has acquired MacArthur Corporation, a custom-engineered labels and specialty packaging manufacturer based in Grand Blanc, Michigan. The acquisition expands AWT’s engineering, manufacturing and product capabilities—adding serialized barcoding, RFID, anti-counterfeit, anti-tamper and anti-microbial solutions—and MacArthur will continue to operate under its existing name.

AWT Labels & Packaging Acquires Label Innovation Inc.

December 5, 2022

Packaging

AWT Labels & Packaging has acquired Ottawa-based Label Innovation Inc., a custom label manufacturer and converter of specialty components, tapes and labels. Label Innovation will operate as a standalone business with its existing management team retained, and the acquisition is intended to expand AWT’s capabilities and customer reach in industrial, medical and security end markets.

AWT Labels & Packaging Acquires Labeltronix

February 16, 2022

Packaging

Minneapolis-based AWT Labels & Packaging, a PE-backed label and flexible packaging converter, has acquired Labeltronix, a premium craft label manufacturer headquartered in Anaheim, California. The acquisition expands AWT’s premium labeling capabilities and establishes a flagship West Coast manufacturing site to better serve food & beverage, alcohol, nutraceutical and other CPG customers.

GenNx360 Acquires B2B Industrial Packaging and Assets of AMW Packaging Supply

October 8, 2020

Packaging

GenNx360 Capital Partners has acquired B2B Industrial Packaging LLC and the assets of American Machinery Works, Inc. (AMW Packaging Supply), partnering with the management teams to combine the businesses and expand a national industrial packaging platform. The deal folds AMW’s Southwest and Florida operations into the combined B2B Industrial operations to broaden product, service and geographic coverage.

Quad Capital Partners Acquires Worldwide Technologies

July 23, 2024

Manufacturing

Quad Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on middle-market manufacturing companies, has acquired Worldwide Technologies (WWT), a precision CNC machining and fabrication business with facilities in Franklin and Glasgow, Kentucky. The transaction provides QCP a flagship manufacturing platform with advanced automation and engineering capabilities; WWT employs more than 150 people and operates over 100 CNC machines.

All American Label & Packaging Merges with Western Shield Label and Packaging

March 28, 2022

Packaging

Heartwood Partners announced the merger of All American Label & Packaging (AALP) and Western Shield Label and Packaging to combine their pressure-sensitive label and packaging operations. The combined business expands manufacturing capacity and geographic footprint across California, Texas, Ohio and Tennessee and will pursue further acquisition-driven growth in the labels space.