M&A Deal Summary

3i Private Equity Acquires Weener Plastics

On June 4, 2015, private equity firm 3i Private Equity acquired packaging company Weener Plastics from Lindsay Goldberg

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is 3i Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is 3i Private Equity’s 12th transaction in the Netherlands.
Investment Fate
  • Weener Plastics was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2024 for 838M EUR.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-06-04
Target Weener Plastics
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) 3i Private Equity
Sellers(s) Lindsay Goldberg
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Weener Plastics

Ede, Netherlands
Weener Plastics creates, designs, and produces plastic packaging products for fast-moving consumer goods, primarily for large consumer brand customers. Weener Plastics was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Ede, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

3i Private Equity

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1945
PE ASSETS 21.0B GBP
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

3i Private Equity is the private equity arm of 3i Group, a publicly held, global investment firm focused on private equity and infrastructure investing. 3i Private Equity generally targets buyout and growth capital financings and looks for opportunities across Europe, North America, and Asia. The Firm's targeted transaction range is €100 to €500 million. Industries of interest include business services, healthcare, consumer, media, oil/gas & power, technology, and financial services. 3i Group was originally formed in 1945 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 221 of 251
Sector: Packaging M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 31 of 43
Country: Netherlands M&A 12 of 19
Year: 2015 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-28 Labco

Paris, France

Labco is a provider of medical diagnostic services. Labco also operates a large portfolio of hospital outsourcing contracts in Europe, providing services to both ambulatory care and hospitals. Labco was founded in 2003 and is based in Paris, 75010, France.

Sell €1.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-17 Element Materials Technology

London, United Kingdom

Element Materials Technology is a provider of testing, inspection, and certification services for a diverse range of products, materials, and technologies in advanced industrial supply chains where failure in use is not an option. The company's scientists, engineers, and technologists, working in our global network of over 200 laboratories, support customers from early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals, and into production ensuring their products are safe and sustainable, and achieve market access. Element Materials Technology was formed in 2011 and is based in London.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Lindsay Goldberg

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 20.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Lindsay Goldberg is a large private equity firm that targets investments in traditional, basic industries. Lindsay looks to commit $50 to $250 million per transaction in sectors that include basic & commodity manufacturing, financial services, food, and distribution. Lindsay looks to partner with management in pursuing transactions. Lindsay Goldberg was formerly known as Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer. The Firm was formed in 2001 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 42
Sector: Packaging M&A 2 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 9 of 18
Country: Netherlands M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-09 ECS Federal

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

ECS Federal, Inc. is a national information technology solutions provider delivering cyber security, cloud, DevOps, IT modernization and advanced science and engineering solutions. ECS designs, implements and operationalizes security capabilities for some of the most highly-targeted government customers in the world. The company maintains partnerships with the world’s leading cyber and cloud technology organizations, with immediate reach-back capability and certified experience. ECS is strategically positioned at the intersection of mission and technology – delivering proven market differentiation and unparalleled growth at scale.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-31 VDM Metals Holding

Werdohl, Germany

VDM Metals Holding GmbH is a producer of specialty nickel alloys. VDM develops and manufactures nickel, cobalt and zirconium alloys as well as high-alloyed special stainless steels. VDM Metals Holding GmbH was founded in 1930 and is based in Werdohl, Germany.

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