IPG Acquires Clysar to Expand Its North American Shrink Film Packaging Platform
What happened Clearlake Capital-backed Intertape Polymer Group has added another branded film asset to its North American packaging platform. On 1 October 2026 IPG said it acquired Clysar LLC, a Clinton, Iowa manufacturer of premium polyolefin shrink film used in high-clarity retail, food, multipack, and protective applications. Financial terms were not disclosed. Clysar will go […]
EFI and Agfa Combine DPS Units into Global Industrial Inkjet Platform
Electronics for Imaging and Agfa-Gevaert have agreed to fold Agfa Digital Printing Solutions into EFI, creating a jointly held industrial inkjet platform aimed at packaging, display, textile, and other high-volume digital print lines. An affiliate of Siris Capital Group will own 60% of the combined company and Agfa will own 40%, with equal-partner governance. The […]
Smurfit Westrock Buys CMPC Chile Packaging Assets for $420 Million
Smurfit Westrock has agreed to buy Empresas CMPC’s Chilean containerboard and corrugated packaging business for $420 million, a cash-funded bolt-on meant to lock in a leading position in Chile and deepen the buyer’s southern Latin America paper system ahead of a first-half 2027 close. What happened On 23 September 2026, Dublin-listed Smurfit Westrock said it […]
Butterfly Equity to Acquire Sabert Food Packaging Platform
What happened Food-focused private equity firm Butterfly Equity has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sabert Holding Corp., a Sayreville, New Jersey-based manufacturer of plastic, paper, and molded-fiber food packaging. Financial terms were not disclosed. Closing is targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary conditions. Sabert was founded in 1983 and runs […]