M&A Deal Summary

Cameron Holdings and Peninsula Capital Partners Acquire Cloud Packaging Solutions

On January 1, 2000, family office Cameron Holdings and mezzanine finance firm Peninsula Capital Partners acquired packaging company Cloud Packaging Solutions

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cameron Holdings’ 1st and Peninsula Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Cameron Holdings’ 3rd and Peninsula Capital Partners’ 18th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Cameron Holdings’ 1st and Peninsula Capital Partners’ 4th transaction in Illinois.
Investment Fate
  • Cloud Packaging Solutions was sold to a financial buyer in 2003.
  • Cloud Packaging Solutions was sold to a financial buyer in 2005.
  • Cloud Packaging Solutions was sold to a strategic buyer in 2010.
  • Cloud Packaging Solutions was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2020.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2000-01-01
Target Cloud Packaging Solutions
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Cameron Holdings
Peninsula Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Cloud Packaging Solutions

Des Plaines, Illinois, United States
Cloud Packaging Solutions provides a full range of packaging solutions in the food and beverage, consumer, industrial, over-the-counter pharmaceutical, and personal care industries. Cloud Packaging Solutions Product Images. It also designs and manufactures high-speed packaging equipment, and has developed cutting edge solutions for packaging machinery based on continuous-motion horizontal form-fill-seal (HFFS) technology. Cloud Packaging Solutions was formed in 1929 and is based in Des Plaines, Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Cameron Holdings

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Investor Investor


Category Family Office
Founded 1978
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Cameron Holdings Corp. is a private equity group that specializes in acquiring middle-market manufacturing and service companies. The Firm targets established businesses whose product demands remain stable during periods of economic recession and are not a risk to rapid technology change. Cameron will consider opportunities across North America, Europe, and Australia and looks for companies with revenues of $15 to $100 million, EBITDA of $3 to $8 million and enterprise value up to $60 million. Cameron Holdings Corporation was formed in 1978 and has offices in La Jolla, California and Ballwin, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 7
Sector: Packaging M&A 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 2 of 6
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 7
Year: 2000 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1988-01-01 Aldila

Carlsbad, California, United States

Aldila, Inc. is a sports equipment manufacturing company specialized in OEM and consumer golf club shafts, but also manufactures other carbon fiber products. Aldila was founded in 1972 and is based in Carlsbad, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-01-01 Multi-Pack Solutions

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Multi-Pack Solutions is a provider of contract manufacturing and packaging for consumer, personal care, OTC, pharmaceutical, medical, and industrial brands. Their services include bottle filling, tube filling, wet wipes packaging, blending, etc. Multi-Pack Solutions was founded in 1987 and is based in Greenville, South Carolina.

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Buyer

Peninsula Capital Partners

Southfield, Michigan, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 1.9B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Peninsula Capital Partners is an investment group focused on providing a range of financing solutions to middle-market companies. The Firm is willing to be a minority or control investor and invests across the capital structure. This includes subordinated debt, preferred or common stock. For mezzanine commitments, Peninsula looks to invest $5 to $40 million. For equity transactions, Peninsula looks to invest $2 to $20 million. Peninsula is a generalist investor. Target sectors include manufacturing, industrial service, distribution, consumer products, professional services, retail, applied technology, transportation, food processing and packaging. Peninsula Capital Partners was formed in 1995 and is based in Detroit, Michigan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 132
Sector: Packaging M&A 2 of 5
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 11 of 66
State: Illinois M&A 4 of 9
Country: United States M&A 18 of 124
Year: 2000 M&A 2 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-01-01 Plast-O-Foam

Clinton Township, Michigan, United States

Plast-O-Foam, L.L.C. is a producer of injection molded service parts(i.e. post production parts) for the automotive industry, where the majority of its business is Tier 1 to General Motors Corporation and Ford Motor Company. The Company has over 400 tools in its system, about 200 of which are active in any given year. Plast-O-Foam’s expertise includes its ability for rapid tool changeover, efficient use of a wide variety of resins, and tool management. The Company is approximately 40% “shoot-and-ship” and 60% valued-added. Value-added parts include painting, plating, and assembly. All painting and plating is outsourced to third parties.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-03-01 Alsay

Houston, Texas, United States

Alsay drills and services large diameter water wells for municipal water systems, privately operated municipal utility districts, and a variety of large industrial clients. Alsay was formed in 1960 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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