Packaging Buyers & Acquisitions in Colorado

Tracked deals

11

11 tracked deals across 2019-2024.

Buyer mix

Mixed buyer set

10 strategic · 8 pe

Top trend

Volume peaked in 2023

5 tracked deals announced in 2023.

Buyer Snapshot

Top Buyers

Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.

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Buyer # Deals Focus Type
Flexpak, LLC 2 Value-added distributor and supplier of packaging supplie... Strategic (PE-backed)
Shore Capital Partners 2 Private equity firm focused on microcap investing across ... PE
Shorehill Capital LLC 2 Chicago-based private equity firm focused on control equi... PE
360Pack 1 Platform packaging distribution company providing full-se... Strategic (PE-backed)
Altamont Capital Partners 1 Private equity firm focused on control investments in low... PE
Ares Management Corporation 1 Global alternative investment manager and sponsor; owner ... PE
Broadtree Partners 1 Operationally-focused lower middle-market private equity ... PE
Innovative Packaging Company 1 Full-service custom specialty packaging distributor servi... Strategic (PE-backed)
Mill Rock Capital 1 Growth- and operations-oriented private investment firm i... PE
Mill Rock Packaging Partners LLC 1 Specialty packaging growth platform focused on design, en... Strategic (PE-backed)

Acquisition Volume in Packaging in Colorado by Year

Last 5 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 5 years for Packaging Buyers & Acquisitions in Colorado. 1 2019 3 2021 1 2022 5 2023 1 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Sunshine Enclosures Acquires Full Scale LLC
    May 1, 2024
    Buyer
    Sunshine Enclosures
    Target
    Full Scale LLC
    Industry
    Packaging
    Location
    Colorado, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Sunshine Enclosures, a New York–based provider of custom packaging solutions for the cannabis and CPG industries, has acquired Full Scale LLC, a Colorado-based branding, design and packaging provider. The deal brings Full Scale’s in-house design and print capabilities into Sunshine Enclosures to expand product offerings, increase domestic production capacity, and broaden the combined company’s market presence in the Colorado cannabis market.

  • Flexpak Acquires Katzke Packaging Co. & Packaging Converting
    September 12, 2023
    Buyer
    Flexpak, LLC, Shorehill Capital LLC
    Target
    Katzke Packaging Co. & Packaging Converting
    Industry
    Packaging
    Location
    Colorado, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Flexpak, a Shorehill Capital-backed packaging distributor, acquired Katzke Packaging Co. and Packaging Converting in Aurora, Colorado, effective September 1, 2023. The add-on expands Flexpak's Colorado footprint and combines Katzke with Flexpak's prior Preferred Packaging acquisition to create a stronger regional packaging platform.

  • Specialized Packaging Group Acquires Protective Packaging Solutions
    September 7, 2023
    Buyer
    Specialized Packaging Group, Altamont Capital Partners
    Target
    Protective Packaging Solutions
    Industry
    Packaging
    Location
    Colorado, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Specialized Packaging Group (a portfolio company of Altamont Capital Partners) has acquired Protective Packaging Solutions (PPS), a custom designer and fabricator of engineered protective packaging based in Aurora, Colorado. The acquisition expands SPG's engineered packaging capabilities and geographic reach, adding approximately 90 employees to SPG's ~1,600-person workforce; Monroe Capital provided a senior credit facility to support the transaction.

  • 360Pack Acquires Team Packaging from Colorado
    August 28, 2023
    Buyer
    360Pack, Shore Capital Partners
    Target
    Team Packaging Inc.
    Industry
    Packaging
    Location
    Colorado, United States
    Type
    Addon

    360Pack, a Shore Capital Partners–backed packaging distribution platform, has acquired Team Packaging Inc., a custom packaging solutions provider based in Aurora, Colorado. The transaction is 360Pack's third add-on and expands the platform's footprint and capabilities across the Western United States, strengthening service offerings for food production, meat processors, and retail grocery customers.

  • TricorBraun Acquires CanSource from Broadtree Partners
    August 8, 2023
    Buyer
    TricorBraun
    Target
    CanSource
    Seller
    Broadtree Partners
    Industry
    Packaging
    Location
    Colorado, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Global packaging leader TricorBraun has acquired CanSource, a Longmont, Colorado-based provider of can and sleeve packaging solutions, from Broadtree Partners. The acquisition expands TricorBraun’s beverage packaging capabilities across North America and will allow CanSource to operate as CanSource, a TricorBraun company while retaining its existing locations and team.

  • Flexpak, LLC Acquires Preferred Packaging Products, Inc.
    February 6, 2023
    Buyer
    Flexpak, LLC, Shorehill Capital LLC
    Target
    Preferred Packaging Products, Inc.
    Industry
    Packaging
    Location
    Colorado, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Flexpak, LLC, a Shorehill Capital-backed value-added packaging distributor based in Woods Cross, Utah, completed the acquisition of Thornton, Colorado-based Preferred Packaging Products, Inc. on February 1, 2023. The add-on expands Flexpak's geographic footprint into Colorado and adds specialized packaging capabilities serving end markets including electronics, instrumentation, consumer products and healthcare.

  • Sonoco Acquires Ball Metalpack from Platinum Equity and Ball Corporation for $1.35 Billion
    January 27, 2022
    Buyer
    Sonoco
    Target
    Ball Metalpack
    Seller
    Platinum Equity, Ball Corporation
    Industry
    Packaging
    Location
    Colorado, United States
    Type
    Divestiture

    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.

  • Innovative Packaging Company Acquires Landmark Packaging, Inc.
    December 21, 2021
    Buyer
    Innovative Packaging Company, Shore Capital Partners
    Target
    Landmark Packaging, Inc.
    Industry
    Packaging
    Location
    Colorado, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Innovative Packaging Company (IPC), a Shore Capital Partners–backed specialty packaging distributor based in Vancouver, Washington, has acquired Colorado-based Landmark Packaging, Inc. The add-on expands IPC's geographic footprint into the greater Colorado market and broadens its product and service capabilities across food & beverage, industrial, and cannabis end markets; terms were not disclosed.

  • Resource Label Group Acquires StickerGiant.com
    October 7, 2021
    Buyer
    Resource Label Group, LLC, Ares Management Corporation
    Target
    StickerGiant.com, Inc.
    Industry
    Packaging
    Location
    Colorado, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Resource Label Group, a portfolio company of Ares Management Corporation, has acquired StickerGiant.com, Inc., a Longmont, Colorado-based e-commerce custom sticker and label manufacturer. Terms were not disclosed; StickerGiant will continue to operate under its brand with manufacturing remaining in Longmont as an add-on to Resource Label's label and packaging platform to expand digital short-run and e-commerce capabilities.

  • Mill Rock Packaging Partners Acquires All Packaging Company
    February 22, 2021
    Buyer
    Mill Rock Packaging Partners LLC, Mill Rock Capital
    Target
    All Packaging Company
    Industry
    Packaging
    Location
    Colorado, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Mill Rock Packaging Partners, the specialty packaging platform backed by Mill Rock Capital, has acquired All Packaging Company, a paperboard folding carton manufacturer based in Aurora, Colorado. The acquisition (terms undisclosed) expands Mill Rock Packaging's Western U.S. footprint and capabilities across design, printing and converting while All Packaging's president Kenneth Pepper and senior management retain ownership stakes and will continue to lead the business.

  • Broadtree Partners Acquires CanSource
    December 23, 2019
    Buyer
    Broadtree Partners
    Target
    CanSource
    Industry
    Packaging
    Location
    Colorado, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Broadtree Partners has acquired CanSource, a Longmont, Colorado-based supplier of shrink-sleeved cans for craft beverage producers. Broadtree said it will support CanSource's growth and geographic expansion while CanSource founders Pat Hartman and Ron Popma move to advisory roles on the board.

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