Acquisitions

Greenwich, Connecticut based GHK Capital Partners LP, a middle-market private equity firm, announced that it completed the acquisition of JohnsByrne, based in Niles, Illinois. Founded in 1959, JohnsByrne is a provider of premium folding carton packaging and specialty print solutions serving a diverse set of consumer end markets. Terms of the…

Milwaukee, Wisconsin based Mason Wells announced the closing acquisition of Accord Carton, LLC, a folding carton converter serving food and beverage end markets. The company will be owned by Mason Wells, members of the Codo family, and other board members and co-investors.  Accord was founded in 1940 by Abraham Codo, the…

Atlanta, Georgia based Hood Container Corporation announced that it has acquired the corrugated packaging business, Sustainable Printing LLC of Dalton, Georgia. The transaction includes all printing, converting, and ancillary equipment which Hood will utilize at its existing facility. “The Dalton facility will provide additional capacity and new capabilities to Hood’s presence…

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has announced that Corrugated Partners Group (CPG), will invest $52.7 million in the construction of a new sheet plant in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The investment is targeted to create at least 80 new jobs in Franklin County within the next three years.  CPG is made up of a…

Atlanta, Georgia based Graphic Packaging announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sioux Falls, North Dakota based Bell Incorporated, one of the largest folding carton manufacturers in the United States. Bell Incorporated was founded in 1920 as Bell Paper Box in Sioux Falls to provide packaging to…

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania based PaperWorks Industries Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of The Standard Group, a converter of custom printed paperboard packaging with a manufacturing location in Louisville, Kentucky founded in 1932. “The Standard Group aligns well with PaperWorks in terms of emphasizing quality and innovation while serving customers…

Middletown, Ohio based Akers Packaging Service Inc. announced the acquisition of N-Stock Box of Middletown, Ohio. This transaction supports the continued dedication to the expansion of and investment in services for customers throughout the Midwest United States. N-Stock, originally founded in 1982 by Jerry and Jeff Pennington as a corrugated stock…

St. Louis, Missouri based Novvia Group, a global rigid container and life sciences packaging distributor, announced the acquisition of Northern Container, an Illinois-based distributor of rigid packaging products serving a range of end markets. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Novvia is backed by Kelso & Company. For…