M&A Deal Summary

Essentra Acquires Dakota Packaging

On November 8, 2013, Essentra acquired packaging company Dakota Packaging

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Essentra’s 2nd transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Essentra’s 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-11-08
Target Dakota Packaging
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Essentra
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Dakota Packaging

Dublin, Ireland
Dakota Packaging Ltd. is a well-positioned supplier of printed, folding and litho-laminate cartons to the pharmaceutical and healthcare end-markets in Ireland.

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Buyer

Essentra

Oxford, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Plastics
Employees2,880
Revenue 302M GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Essentra is a provider of essential components and solutions, focusing on the manufacture and distribution of plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded, and metal items. Essentra was founded in 2005 and is based in Oxford, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 21
Sector: Packaging M&A 2 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 12 of 20
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-19 Contego Healthcare

Bagshot, United Kingdom

Contego Healthcare is one of Europe’s leading and most technically advanced packaging manufacturers, makes cartons, leaflets, self-adhesive labels, and printed foils for blister packs for the pharmaceutical and healthcare markets. Contego Healthcare has a pan European focus with ten manufacturing sites in the UK, Italy, Germany, France and Ireland.

Buy £160M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-07 Mesan Kilit A.S.

Istanbul, Turkey

Mesan Kilit A.S. is a Turkish manufacturer and distributor of a range of locks, hinges, latches and hardware accessories for use in a wide variety of attractive growth end-markets. These markets include electricity and power distribution, telecoms, industrial, IT and transportation. Based in Istanbul, Mesan additionally exports to more than 75 countries, including to the Middle East & Africa and Asia, from a new, state-of-the-art facility.

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