Tracked deals
16
16 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
Packaging Buyers & Acquisitions in Georgia
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
12 strategic · 11 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2021
4 tracked deals announced in 2021.
Buyer Snapshot
Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greif, Inc. | 2 | Global manufacturer and provider of industrial packaging ... | Strategic |
| Atar Capital | 1 | Global private investment firm focused on lower middle ma... | PE |
| Ayna.AI | 1 | Advisory and implementation firm in the industrial techno... | Strategic |
| Ball Corporation | 1 | Global provider of sustainable aluminum packaging solutio... | Strategic |
| Brook + Whittle | 1 | North American manufacturer of pressure-sensitive labels,... | Strategic |
| C-P Flexible Packaging | 1 | Custom flexible packaging manufacturer and converter offe... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| CD&R | 1 | Private equity firm that became (and remains) MCC’s major... | PE |
| Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) | 1 | Private investment firm focused on control and growth-ori... | PE |
| Cypress Multigraphics | 1 | Pressure-sensitive label and decal converter/manufacturer... | Strategic |
| Cypress Partners | 1 | Private investment group associated with consolidation of... | PE |
Acquisition Volume in Packaging in Georgia by Year
Last 8 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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May 12, 2026
- Buyer
- CD&R
- Target
- Multi-Color Corporation
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
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.
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September 29, 2025
- Buyer
- Owner Resource Group, LLC
- Target
- Bear Paper Tube, LLC
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Owner Resource Group (ORG), an Austin-based private investment firm, has completed a partnership recapitalization with Bear Paper Tube, LLC, a specialty manufacturer of industrial paper tubes and cores headquartered in Dalton, Georgia. ORG will partner with co-founders Michael Wise and Brian Clark and the existing management team to support geographic and end-market expansion and further investment in manufacturing capabilities, while the co-founders retain significant ownership and continue to lead the business.
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March 21, 2025
- Buyer
- Ayna.AI, Ball Corporation
- Target
- Ball Aluminum Cup business
- Seller
- Ball Corporation
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Ball Corporation has sold its Aluminum Cup business into a newly formed joint venture, Oasis Venture Holdings, LLC, with Ayna.AI taking the majority stake (51%) and Ball retaining a 49% minority interest. The JV will include the Rome, Georgia manufacturing plant and teams, with Ayna providing operational expertise to scale the Aluminum Cup category and expand its customer base.
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- Buyer
- TricorBraun
- Target
- Veritiv Containers (formerly All American Containers)
- Seller
- Veritiv Operating Company
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
TricorBraun completed the acquisition of Veritiv Containers (formerly All American Containers), a distributor of rigid packaging solutions. The deal, announced in December 2024, expands TricorBraun’s North American primary packaging footprint by adding additional warehouses/locations and capacity. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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August 26, 2024
- Buyer
- M2S Group, Wynnchurch Capital, L.P.
- Target
- Iconex Labels
- Seller
- Iconex, Atlas Holdings
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Addon
M2S Group, a Wynnchurch Capital portfolio company, has acquired the label solutions business (Iconex Labels) from Iconex, an Atlas Holdings portfolio company. The add-on expands M2S Group's portfolio of high-performance variable print and eco-friendly label solutions and brings Iconex Labels' customers and coworkers into the M2S platform; terms were not disclosed.
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February 26, 2024
- Buyer
- Brook + Whittle
- Target
- PouchIt
- Seller
- Adam Wasserman
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Brook + Whittle, a Guilford, Connecticut-based packaging manufacturer, has acquired PouchIt, a flexible packaging manufacturer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The deal expands Brook + Whittle's flexible packaging and printing/converting capabilities and strengthens its footprint in the Southeastern United States.
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August 7, 2023
- Buyer
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R)
- Target
- Veritiv Corporation
- Seller
- Veritiv shareholders
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
An affiliate of private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has completed the acquisition of Veritiv Corporation for $170.00 per share, valuing the company at approximately $2.6 billion. Veritiv, a leading North American distributor of packaging, JanSan/hygiene and print products headquartered in Atlanta, will become a privately held company under CD&R to pursue accelerated organic and inorganic growth and operational improvements.
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December 15, 2022
- Buyer
- Greif, Inc.
- Target
- Lee Container Corporation, Inc.
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Greif, Inc. completed the acquisition of Lee Container Corporation for $300 million in an all-cash transaction funded through Greif's existing credit facility. The acquisition expands Greif's jerrycan and small-plastic container footprint in North America, is expected to be margin-accretive, and to generate approximately $6 million in synergies within the first two years.
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April 25, 2022
- Buyer
- Novvia Group, Kelso & Company
- Target
- Southern Container, LLC
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Addon
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.
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October 21, 2021
- Buyer
- C-P Flexible Packaging, First Atlantic Capital
- Target
- Sycamore Sales, Inc. d.b.a. Preferred Packaging
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Addon
C-P Flexible Packaging, a portfolio company of First Atlantic Capital, has acquired Sycamore Sales, Inc. d.b.a. Preferred Packaging, a Norcross, Georgia-based manufacturer of multilayer flexible films, thermoformed containers and tray-sealing equipment. The add-on expands C-P's capabilities in refrigerated and frozen meal packaging, broadens its geographic footprint in the U.S. Southeast, and adds new manufacturing technologies; terms were not disclosed.
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October 11, 2021
- Buyer
- Fortis Solutions Group LLC, Main Post Partners
- Target
- Quality Tape and Label Co., Inc.
- Seller
- Rick Daniels, Rob Daniels, Daniels family
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Addon
Fortis Solutions Group LLC, a portfolio company of Main Post Partners, has acquired Quality Tape and Label Co., Inc., a Marietta, Georgia-based provider of digital shrink sleeves, flexible packaging and pressure-sensitive labels. Rob Daniels will remain in a leadership role at QTL as Fortis expands its digital printing and packaging capabilities across its platform.
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August 17, 2021
- Buyer
- SupplyOne, Inc., Wellspring Capital Management
- Target
- Wilheit Packaging, LLC
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Addon
SupplyOne, a portfolio company of Wellspring Capital Management, has acquired Wilheit Packaging, a privately held distributor of shipping, packaging and maintenance products headquartered in Gainesville, Georgia. The deal expands SupplyOne's regional footprint across the Southeast and adds distribution capabilities in corrugated, poly films and end-of-line packaging to support food processors and industrial manufacturers.
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- Buyer
- Cypress Multigraphics, Cypress Partners
- Target
- Stratecom Graphics
- Seller
- Menasha Corporation
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Addon
Cypress Multigraphics (with Cypress Partners) has acquired Stratecom Graphics of Athens, Georgia from Menasha Corporation. The acquisition adds a pressure-sensitive label and decal converter with flexo, UV rotary letterpress, hot-stamping and screen-printing capabilities, and is intended to strengthen Cypress Multigraphics’ capabilities and end-market presence in HVAC, household appliances and outdoor power equipment. This is the third pressure-sensitive label company acquired by Cypress Multigraphics in the past five years, consistent with a platform consolidation strategy.
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December 23, 2020
- Buyer
- Kelso Fund X (Kelso & Company)
- Target
- Inmark
- Seller
- Inmark management and employees
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
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.
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September 9, 2020
- Buyer
- Atar Capital
- Target
- WinCup
- Seller
- Funds managed by BlackRock, Inc.
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Atar Capital has completed the acquisition of WinCup from funds managed by BlackRock, Inc. Headquartered in Georgia, WinCup operates eight manufacturing facilities and employs nearly 1,000 people producing traditional and biodegradable foodservice packaging (including its Phade and Vio brands). Atar appointed a new leadership team and said the acquisition expands its platform into sustainable foodservice packaging to support growth and capability expansion.
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February 11, 2019
- Buyer
- Greif, Inc.
- Target
- Caraustar Industries, Inc.
- Seller
- H.I.G. Capital
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Greif, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Caraustar Industries from H.I.G. Capital for $1.8 billion. Caraustar, headquartered in Austell, Georgia, is a leading producer of uncoated and coated recycled paperboard and recovered-fiber recycling services; the acquisition expands Greif’s recycled paperboard, tubes & cores and industrial packaging capabilities across North America.
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