M&A Deal Summary

IPG Acquires Better Packages

On April 8, 2015, IPG acquired chemicals company Better Packages

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IPG’s 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is IPG’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is IPG’s 1st transaction in Connecticut.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-04-08
Target Better Packages
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) IPG
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Better Packages

Shelton, Connecticut, United States
Better Packages, Inc. is a supplier of water-activated tape dispensers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

IPG

Sarasota, Florida, United States
Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Packaging
Employees4,100
Revenue 1.2B CAD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

IPG develops, manufactures, and sells a variety of paper and film-based pressure-sensitive and water-activated tapes, stretch and shrink films, protective packaging, woven and non-woven products, and packaging machinery for industrial and retail use. IPG was founded in 1981 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 6
State (Connecticut) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 4
Year (2015) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-05-01 Tape

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

Tape Manufacturer of industrial packaging and consumer mailing products Fellow Investors: Company Management.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-03 RJM Manufacturing

Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, United States

RJM Manufacturing, Inc. is a manufacturer of filament and pressure sensitive tapes. TaraTape develops, manufactures and markets pressure sensitive adhesive tapes used for industrial applications. TaraTape has a strong established reputation as a high quality supplier with the ability to custom design products for specific applications. TaraTape is located in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania and has approximately 55 employees.

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