Syracuse Label, Macaran Printed Products and W.N. Van Alstine Merge

AWT Labels & Packaging Acquires MacArthur Corporation

September 18, 2020

Packaging

AWT Labels & Packaging, a Morgan Stanley Capital Partners-backed platform, has acquired MacArthur Corporation, a custom-engineered labels and specialty packaging manufacturer based in Grand Blanc, Michigan. The acquisition expands AWT’s engineering, manufacturing and product capabilities—adding serialized barcoding, RFID, anti-counterfeit, anti-tamper and anti-microbial solutions—and MacArthur will continue to operate under its existing name.

Inovar Packaging Group (Kelso-backed) Acquires Cimarron Label and Western Printing

February 24, 2023

Packaging

Inovar Packaging Group, a Kelso & Company-backed platform, has completed the acquisition of Cimarron Label and Western Printing, adding production sites in Sioux Falls and Aberdeen, South Dakota. The transaction expands Inovar’s Midwest footprint and capabilities in complex extended-content and booklet labels serving AgChem, lawn & garden and automotive customers.

Tenex Capital Recapitalizes and Merges Consolidated Label and Online Labels with Northstar Co-Investment

July 15, 2020

Packaging

Tenex Capital Management recapitalized and merged Consolidated Label and Online Labels in a transaction completed July 15, 2020, partnering with founders Joel and Dave Carmany who remain in operational leadership. Northstar Capital provided subordinated debt and an equity co-investment to support the recapitalization; the combined company is headquartered in Sanford, Florida and sells custom printed and blank labels and flexible packaging to both enterprise and direct-to-consumer customers.

Novacap Acquires Alliance Labeling (Alliance IntraPak, Northpoint Industries)

March 5, 2024

Industrial Services

Novacap, a North American private equity firm, has acquired Alliance Labeling Inc., a Canadian provider of value-added packaging, co-packing and warehousing solutions (including divisions Alliance IntraPak Inc. and Northpoint Industries Ltd.). The investment will support Alliance's operational expansion in Canada and the U.S., and Novacap intends to accelerate capability development — notably automation through Northpoint — and pursue targeted growth initiatives.

Macfarlane Group PLC Acquires Allpack Packaging Supplies Limited

March 13, 2024

Packaging

Macfarlane Group PLC has acquired Allpack Packaging Supplies Limited, a protective packaging distributor based near Bury St Edmunds in East Anglia. The acquisition—an earnings-enhancing move—strengthens Macfarlane's protective packaging capability and expands its local presence in East Anglia while retaining Allpack's existing management team.

Mereo Capital Partners and Hyperion Capital Partners Acquire Algus Packaging

November 28, 2022

Manufacturing

Mereo Capital Partners and Hyperion Capital Partners have acquired Algus Packaging LLC, a DeKalb, Illinois-based manufacturer of thermoformed blister and clamshell packaging and blister seal machines. The transaction closed on November 2, 2022, with the buyers partnering with Algus management to invest in future growth and expand the company's packaging and manufacturing capabilities.