Kelso & Company Acquires Container Supply, Adds to Packaging Distribution Platform

Kelso & Company Acquires Silver Spur Corporation and Combines It with C.L. Smith and Inmark

May 14, 2021

Packaging

Funds managed by Kelso & Company acquired Silver Spur Corporation, a Cerritos, California-based stocking distributor of specialty glass and plastic packaging. Kelso will combine Silver Spur with its existing portfolio companies C.L. Smith and Inmark to expand product availability, geographic reach, and end-market coverage; financial terms were not disclosed. Meridian General Capital was the seller.

Kelso & Company Acquires Majority Stake in C.L. Smith and Combines It with Inmark

May 4, 2021

Packaging

Kelso & Company and affiliated funds acquired a majority interest in C.L. Smith Company, a distributor and manufacturer of rigid packaging solutions, and will combine it with Kelso's existing portfolio company Inmark. The deal expands Inmark/Novvia's rigid container, blow molding and hazardous-materials packaging capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.

Novvia Group (Kelso-backed) Acquires Southern Container

April 25, 2022

Packaging

Novvia Group, a Kelso & Company–backed packaging platform, has acquired Southern Container, LLC, a distributor of plastic, metal, fiber, and glass rigid packaging products headquartered in Dalton, Georgia. Southern Container's existing management will remain in place as the company becomes part of Novvia's national distribution platform to strengthen its Southeast presence and service capabilities.

Novvia Group (Kelso-backed) Acquires Northern Container

May 31, 2023

Packaging

Novvia Group, a Kelso & Company-backed national rigid container and life sciences packaging distributor based in St. Louis, acquired Northern Container, a rigid packaging distributor operating a 35,000 sq. ft. facility in Alsip, Illinois. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal expands Novvia's Midwest footprint and augments its product and service capabilities (next-day delivery, steel/plastic pails, paint cans, bottles and jars).

Kelso Fund X Completes Majority Investment in Inmark

December 23, 2020

Packaging

Kelso Fund X (Kelso & Company) completed a majority investment in Inmark, a global distributor and designer of rigid container and life sciences packaging, on December 23, 2020. Inmark management and employees retained significant ownership and the investment is positioned to support the company's packaging and regulatory-compliance training capabilities across North America, Europe and Asia.

SupplyOne Acquires Bell Container Corp.

April 1, 2021

Packaging

SupplyOne, a Wellspring Capital Management-backed supplier of corrugated and value-added packaging, has acquired Bell Container Corp., a century-old custom corrugated manufacturer headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. The deal expands SupplyOne's manufacturing capabilities and geographic reach in the greater New York metropolitan area while enabling Bell Container to offer SupplyOne's engineered packaging, automation and national sales programs.