M&A Deal Summary

Berlin Packaging Acquires Bruni Glass

On October 11, 2016, Berlin Packaging acquired packaging company Bruni Glass from Ardian

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Berlin Packaging’s 7th transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Berlin Packaging’s 1st transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-10-11
Target Bruni Glass
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Berlin Packaging
Sellers(s) Ardian
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Bruni Glass

Milan, Italy
Bruni Glass SPA is a manufacturer of glass containers for wine, champagne, food and pharmaceutical products. Bruni’s primary markets are Italy and the key Western economies. Bruni Glass is headquartered in Milan and the company has other sites in Italy (Turin and Verona), the US and Canada. The Group offers a range of more than 3000 standard, speciality and personalised products. Satisfying these diversified customer requirements with a continuous emphasis on research and development can only be achieved by finding the correct balance between product innovation, stock availability and pricing strategy.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Berlin Packaging

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1898
Sector Packaging
DESCRIPTION

Berlin Packaging is a supplier of custom and stock rigid packaging and related solutions to large and small customers nationwide in end markets such as food and beverage, household/personal care, healthcare, and chemicals. Berlin Packaging was founded in 1898 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 50
Sector: Packaging M&A 7 of 45
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 8 of 48
Country: Italy M&A 1 of 7
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-10 Diablo Valley Packaging

Fairfield, California, United States

Diablo Valley Packaging is a provider of packaging solutions for food, beverage, beer, liquor, and wine in the United States and internationally.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-06 H. Erben

Ipswich, United Kingdom

H. Erben Ltd. is a provider of closures, packaging, and packaging equipment for food and drinks sectors. H. Erben was founded in 1951 and is based in Ipswich, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ardian

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 127.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €1 billion per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 122 of 247
Sector: Packaging M&A 3 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 34 of 63
Country: Italy M&A 7 of 18
Year: 2016 M&A 14 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-07 Albert Weber

Markdorf, Germany

Albert Weber is a technological provider of the global vehicle supply industry. Albert Weber produces drive components for passenger cars, heavy trucks, and power sport vehicles. Albert Weber was founded in 1969 and is based in Markdorf, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-14 Allegro

Poznan, Poland

Allegro is an online marketplace that connects consumers with merchants. Allegro offers consumers a vibrant and expansive shopping experience, and merchants excellent commercial opportunities. Allegro was founded in 1999 and is based in Poznan, Poland.

Buy $3.3B