Platinum Equity Acquires Multi-Color Corporation

CD&R and Lenders Invest $889 Million as Multi-Color Corporation Emerges from Prepackaged Chapter 11

May 12, 2026

Packaging

Multi-Color Corporation (MCC) has successfully completed a comprehensive financial restructuring and emerged from its prepackaged Chapter 11 process. The company’s restructuring reduced net debt by about $3.8 billion and included an $889 million new equity investment from CD&R and a group of MCC’s existing secured lenders, with CD&R retaining majority ownership.

Techmer PM Acquires Colors for Plastics

January 31, 2025

Manufacturing

Techmer PM has acquired Colors for Plastics, a provider of color concentrates and custom color solutions, in a deal that closed January 31, 2025. The acquisition expands Techmer PM's product offerings and color technology capabilities, and brings Colors for Plastics' Elk Grove Village, Illinois and Spartanburg, South Carolina sites and employees into Techmer's organization.

Multi-Color Corporation Acquires LUX Global Label

December 9, 2022

Packaging

Multi-Color Corporation (MCC) acquired LUX Global Label, a manufacturer of pressure-sensitive labels, shrink sleeves and security labels headquartered in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania. The acquisition, which closed December 9, 2022, adds LUX’s ~200 employees and production sites in Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico to MCC’s Home and Personal Care business to deepen capabilities in personal care and pharmaceutical end-markets.

Sonoco Acquires Ball Metalpack from Platinum Equity and Ball Corporation for $1.35 Billion

January 27, 2022

Packaging

Sonoco has completed the acquisition of Ball Metalpack, a Broomfield, Colorado-based manufacturer of sustainable steel containers, in a transaction valued at approximately $1.35 billion. The seller parties were Platinum Equity (51% owner) and Ball Corporation (49% owner); the deal follows a three-year transformation and expansion program at Ball Metalpack under the joint-venture ownership.

CD&R Acquires Multi-Color Corporation and Fort Dearborn to Create Global Label Solutions Leader

November 1, 2021

Packaging

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) agreed to acquire Multi-Color Corporation (MCC) from Platinum Equity and Fort Dearborn Company from Advent International and combine the two businesses into a single global label solutions platform. The combined company will serve consumer packaged goods customers across Food & Beverage, Home & Personal Care, Wine & Spirits and other specialty end markets, creating roughly $3 billion in annual revenue and expanded global scale.

Chroma Color Corporation Acquires Plastics Color Corporation

February 3, 2020

Manufacturing

Chroma Color Corporation has acquired Plastics Color Corporation, including its two manufacturing facilities in Asheboro, North Carolina and Calumet City, Illinois. The acquisition expands Chroma's manufacturing footprint and adds Plastics Color's color concentrates, functional additives and FDA-relevant capabilities (including DMFs) to Chroma's portfolio; terms were not disclosed.