M&A Deal Summary

RPC Group Acquires AEP Industries - Rigids Packaging Operations

On June 22, 1998, RPC Group acquired packaging company AEP Industries - Rigids Packaging Operations from AEP Industries for 4M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is RPC Group’s 1st transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is RPC Group’s 11th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is RPC Group’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1998-06-22
Target AEP Industries - Rigids Packaging Operations
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) RPC Group
Sellers(s) AEP Industries
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 4M USD

Target

AEP Industries - Rigids Packaging Operations

Netherlands
AEP Industries, Inc. - Rigids Packaging Operations is a provider of packaging products located in Beuningen and Venlo.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

RPC Group

Rushden, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Plastics
Employees18,358
Revenue 1.6B GBP (2016)
DESCRIPTION

RPC Group Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of rigid plastic packaging and associated equipment primarily in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the United States, and Mainland Europe. RPC Group was formed in 1991 and is based in Rushden, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 15
Sector (Packaging) 1 of 6
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 3
Year (1998) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 11
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-16 Superfos Industries AS

Taastrup, Denmark

Superfos Industries AS is a rigid plastic packaging manufacturer.

Buy €240M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

AEP Industries

Montvale, New Jersey, United States

Category Company
Founded 1970
Sector Plastics
Employees2,600
Revenue 1.1B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

AEP Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of flexible plastic packaging products for the consumer, industrial, and agricultural market.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Packaging) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 1
Year (1998) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-01-01 Hitachi Chemical Filtec

Tokyo, Japan

Hitachi Chemical Filtec, Inc. is a manufacturer of food packaging products.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-11-04 Termofilm Srl

Spain

Termofilm Srl is an Italian manufacturer of PVC and Polyolefin shrink film.

Buy -