Liberty Diversified International Acquires Preferred Packaging and Crating (Phoenix)
April 23, 2018
Liberty Diversified International (LDI), a Minneapolis-based, family-owned packaging and manufacturing group, acquired Preferred Packaging and Crating, Inc., a Phoenix-based manufacturer of corrugated, wood and foam packaging. Preferred Packaging will operate under its existing brand and join LDI's Packaging South Group, with co-owners Mike and Andi Eagleton remaining with the business to provide continuity.
- Buyers
- Liberty Diversified International (LDI)
- Targets
- Preferred Packaging and Crating, Inc.
- Sellers
- Mike Eagleton, Andi Eagleton
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Arizona, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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