Silgan to Buy Trivium Packaging for $3.4 Billion to Build a Global Metal Packaging Leader
What happened Silgan Holdings has agreed to buy Trivium Packaging, the Amsterdam-based maker of recyclable metal packaging, in an all-cash deal that values Trivium at an enterprise value of about $3.4 billion. The transaction was announced on 19 October 2026 and is structured as a partnership with funds affiliated with American Industrial Partners (AIP), an […]
Atlantic Ridge Buys Paragon Films for $900 Million in a Bet on Thinner Stretch Film
What happened Atlantic Ridge Capital, a New York private equity firm focused on industrial technology businesses, has agreed to acquire Paragon Films for approximately $900 million. The deal was announced on 13 October 2026. The seller is Rhone, which bought Paragon in December 2021, and the transaction is being done in partnership with Paragon management […]
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 […]