Mergon Acquires UK Blow-Moulder Weltonhurst from Weltonhurst Limited
March 3, 2022
Mergon, a plastics manufacturing group backed by Elysian Capital II LP, has acquired Weltonhurst Limited, a UK-based supplier of technical blow‑moulded components. The deal gives Mergon a UK manufacturing base (a 40,000 sqm Lancashire site) to safeguard service for UK customers post‑Brexit and to expand its capabilities across automotive, healthcare and packaging markets.
- Buyers
- Mergon, Elysian Capital II LP
- Targets
- Weltonhurst Limited
- Platforms
- Mergon
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Lancashire, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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