M&A Deal Summary

DS Smith Acquires Duropack

On February 23, 2015, DS Smith acquired manufacturer Duropack from One Equity Partners for 300M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is DS Smith’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is DS Smith’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is DS Smith’s 1st transaction in Austria.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-02-23
Target Duropack
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) DS Smith
Sellers(s) One Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 300M EUR

Target

Duropack

Vienna, Austria
Duropack GmbH paper and corrugated board manufacturer in Central, East and South Eastern Europe. It provides innovative customer-oriented niche products and services and is a specialist for heavy duty goods, high-flexo and multicolor printing for a variety of customer branches.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

DS Smith

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1940
Sector Packaging
Revenue 8.2B GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

DS Smith is a provider of sustainable fiber-based packaging worldwide, which is supported by recycling and papermaking operations. The company delivers circular solutions for its customers and wider society replacing problem plastics, taking carbon out of supply chains, and providing innovative recycling solutions. Its bespoke box-to-box 14-day model, design capabilities, and innovation strategy sit at the heart of this response. DS Smith was incorporated in 1940 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 6
Country (Austria) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-01 SPOT

Cambridge, United Kingdom

SPOT is a distributor of office products and stationery. SPOT is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-24 TRM Packaging

Burscough, United Kingdom

TRM Packaging Ltd. is a producer of specialist corrugated packaging and retail ready packaging, located in the North West of England and employs 270 people.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

One Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

One Equity Partners (OEP) is a private equity firm that targets buyout and growth capital investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. OEP prefers to be the lead investor and typically commits $30 to $150 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include industrial products/services, consumer, retail, chemicals, media, communications, and healthcare. One Equity Partners was formed in 2001 and spun out of JP Morgan Chase in 2015. One Equity Partners is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 63
Sector (Manufacturing) 3 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 19 of 36
Country (Austria) 3 of 3
Year (2015) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 19 of 20
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-23 Constantia

Vienna, Austria

Constantia is a producer of flexible packaging solutions for consumer and pharma industries. Constantia Flexibles Group GmbH is based in Vienna, Austria.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-30 Resolute Industrial

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Resolute Industrial is an independent provider of specialty HVAC&R rental services, compressor remanufacturing, and refrigerant storage solutions for mission critical applications across North America. Resolute Industrial was founded in 2015 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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