M&A Deal Summary

Berry Acquires Erie County Plastics

On November 20, 2008, Berry acquired plastics company Erie County Plastics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Berry’s 3rd transaction in the Plastics sector.
  • This is Berry’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Berry’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-11-20
Target Erie County Plastics
Sector Plastics
Buyer(s) Berry
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Erie County Plastics

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States
Erie County Plastics Corporation is a nationally recognized leader in the manufacture of custom injection molded plastic packaging components, serving some of the best known names in the consumer products industry including Procter & Gamble, Gillette, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Alcoa. For example, Erie is a major supplier of products such as laundry detergent pour spouts to Procter & Gamble for such products as Tide, Dash and Bold.Erie will use the proceeds to consolidate and expand its manufacturing and warehousing facilities.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Berry

Evansville, Indiana, United States
Category Company
Founded 1967
Sector Plastics
Employees44,000
Revenue 12.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Berry's corporate headquarters in Evansville, Indiana.
Berry's corporate headquarters in Evansville, Indiana.

Berry is a manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging products for personal care, household, industrial, and transportation markets. Berry was incorporated in 1967 and is based in Evansville, Indiana.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 14
Sector (Plastics) 3 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 11
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 10
Year (2008) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-05 Captive Plastics

Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

Captive Plastics, Inc. is a manufacturer of plastic packaging for the Personal Care, Health Care, Food and Spirits markets.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-01 Piedra Resources

Midland, Texas, United States

Piedra Resources LLC is a privately held exploration and production company.

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