Apax-backed affiliate to Acquire Gerresheimer’s Centor and Primary Packaging Plastics Businesses (≈€1.5B)

Gerresheimer has entered into definitive agreements to sell Centor and its global Primary Packaging Plastics business to an affiliate of funds advised by Apax Partners, for an enterprise value of about €1.5 billion. The carve-out transactions will be completed through separate deals expected to close independently, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals, with Centor targeted for completion by the end of Gerresheimer’s 2026 fiscal year.