M&A Deal Summary

Amcor Acquires Packaging India Pvt.

On July 13, 2015, Amcor acquired packaging company Packaging India Pvt. from EPL for 1.7B INR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amcor’s 10th transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Amcor’s 9th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Amcor’s 2nd transaction in India.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-07-13
Target Packaging India Pvt.
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Amcor
Sellers(s) EPL
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 1.7B INR

Target

Packaging India Pvt.

Chennai, India
Packaging India Pvt. Ltd. has three plants located in the North and South of India and produces flexible packaging products predominately for the food and personal care markets. The business services leading multinational and local customers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Amcor

Zurich, Switzerland

Category Company
Sector Packaging
Employees41,000
Revenue 13.6B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Amcor's corporate headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.
Amcor's corporate headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.

Amcor is a global packaging solutions provider that specializes in delivering packaging solutions to a diverse range of industries. Amcor designs and produces an extensive array of packaging products, including flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, and advanced packaging technologies. Amcor is based in Zurich, Switzerland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 21
Sector: Packaging M&A 10 of 17
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 8
Country: India M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2015 M&A 3 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-09 Souza Cruz - Packaging Operations

Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Souza Cruz - Packaging Operations provides packaging solutions for tobacco and is located in Brazil.

Buy R$96M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-28 Eco-Groupe - Manufacturing Assets and Intellectual Property

United States

Eco-Groupe - Manufacturing Assets and Intellectual Property is a provider of plastic products and services.

Buy $55M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EPL

Mumbai, India

Category Company
Founded 1982
Sector Packaging
Employees1,443
Revenue 41.6B INR (2025)
DESCRIPTION

EPL is a packaging global company, manufacturing laminated plastic tubes catering to the FMCG and Pharma space. The company representing 25 different nationalities, Essel Propack, functions through 21 state-of-the-art facilities in eleven countries, selling more than 6 billion tubes and continuing to grow every year. EPL was founded in 1982 and is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Packaging M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: India M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1