Ayna.AI and Ball Corporation Form Oasis Venture Holdings to House Ball Aluminum Cup Business

Ball Corporation Sells 41% Stake in Saudi JV to ORG Technology

August 27, 2025

Packaging

Ball Corporation sold 41 percentage points of its 51% ownership in Ball United Arab Can Manufacturing Company (UAC) to a subsidiary of ORG Technology Co., Ltd. for approximately $70 million and retains a 10% ownership stake. Upon closing Ball deconsolidated UAC; the transaction deepens Ball's relationship with ORG and aligns Ball's portfolio with its returns-oriented strategy while leveraging ORG's regional manufacturing scale.

Ball Corporation Acquires Alucan

October 31, 2024

Manufacturing

Ball Corporation has acquired Alucan, a European specialist in extruded aluminum aerosol cans and impact-extruded bottles, adding manufacturing facilities in Llinars del Vallés, Spain and Lummen, Belgium. The deal expands Ball's extruded aluminum aerosol and bottle capabilities in Europe, supports reuse/refill and sustainability initiatives, and enables cross-selling into beverage, personal care and household markets while reducing logistical CO2 emissions.

Boyne Capital Acquires A&A Global Imports, Inc.

September 17, 2021

Packaging

Boyne Capital (through an affiliate) has partnered with management to acquire A&A Global Imports, Inc., a supplier of child-resistant and regulated packaging and ancillary products to the medical and recreational cannabis industry. The investment is a platform investment from Boyne’s BCM Fund II to support A&A’s organic growth and pursue expansion via acquisitions and strategic initiatives.

Avant Technologies Proposes Acquisition of Ainnova Tech to Consolidate Vision AI JV

May 13, 2025

Healthcare Services

Avant Technologies has entered formal negotiations to acquire its joint-venture partner Ainnova Tech (operating through Ai-nova Acquisition Corp.), aiming to merge the businesses ahead of an FDA pre-submission meeting. The deal is intended to streamline regulatory coordination, speed clinical development and support U.S. market entry for the Vision AI clinical screening platform currently piloted across Latin America.

Baker Manufacturing Acquires Pump Division of A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co.

November 4, 2024

Manufacturing

Baker Manufacturing Company, a Blue Sage Capital portfolio company, has acquired the Pump Division of A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co., including the full pump product line of submersible, booster, jet, sump pumps and pressure tanks. The add-on expands Baker’s Water Systems product offerings and market coverage for residential and agricultural end markets, with TPG Twin Brook providing financing and advisors representing both sides.

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners Invests in Ya YA Foods Corporation

March 2, 2021

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p) has made a growth investment in Ya YA Foods Corporation, a Toronto-based contract manufacturer of aseptic and hot-fill food and beverage products. The Abbas Al-Ali family will retain a significant ownership stake and Duff & Phelps Securities Canada served as financial advisor to Ya YA Foods. Financial terms were not disclosed.