M&A Deal Summary

GEI Machinery Acquires Greif - Containerboard Paper Mill

On November 4, 2025, GEI Machinery acquired business services company Greif - Containerboard Paper Mill from Greif

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GEI Machinery’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is GEI Machinery’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is GEI Machinery’s 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-11-04
Target Greif - Containerboard Paper Mill
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) GEI Machinery
Sellers(s) Greif
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Greif - Containerboard Paper Mill

Massillon, Ohio, United States
Greif's Containerboard Paper Mill is a 650,000-square-foot industrial complex on 200 acres, including Snows Mill Pond in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GEI Machinery

Chalfont, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Machinery
DESCRIPTION

GEI Machinery is a supplier of used, rebuilt, and new machinery serving industries such as pulp and paper, packaging, recycling, plastics, and converting. GEI Machinery provides asset recovery, liquidation, and consignment services, offering complete mill systems and individual equipment sales worldwide. GEI Machinery was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Chalfont, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ohio M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Greif

Delaware, Ohio, United States

Category Company
Founded 1877
Sector Packaging
Employees14,000
Revenue 5.4B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Greif's corporate headquarters in Delaware, Ohio.
Entrance to Greif's corporate headquarters in Delaware, Ohio.

Greif is a global producer of industrial packaging products and services. Greif offers a comprehensive line of rigid industrial packaging products, such as steel, fibre and plastic drums, rigid intermediate bulk containers, closure systems for industrial packaging products, transit protection products, water bottles and reconditioned containers, and services, such as container life cycle services, blending, filling and other packaging services, logistics and warehousing. Greif was founded in 1877 and is based in Delaware, Ohio.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 7
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 7 of 7
State: Ohio M&A 3 of 3
Country: United States M&A 6 of 6
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-07-01 Greif s Containerboard Business

Delaware, Ohio, United States

Greif's Containerboard Business comprises two containerboard mills with approximately 800,000 tons of production capacity and eight sheet feeder and corrugated plants located across the United States.

Sell $1.8B