M&A Deal Summary

RPC Group Acquires Superfos Industries AS

On December 16, 2010, RPC Group acquired packaging company Superfos Industries AS from IK Partners for 240M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is RPC Group’s 3rd transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is RPC Group’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is RPC Group’s 2nd transaction in Denmark.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-12-16
Target Superfos Industries AS
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) RPC Group
Sellers(s) IK Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 240M EUR

Target

Superfos Industries AS

Taastrup, Denmark
Superfos Industries AS is a rigid plastic packaging manufacturer.

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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 3 of 15
Sector (Packaging) 3 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 13
Country (Denmark) 2 of 2
Year (2010) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-16 Superfos Industries A/S

Taastrup, Denmark

Superfos Industries A/S engages in the manufacture of injection moulded, standard-range rigid plastic packaging, serving a broad range of customers in food and non-food markets. Headquartered in Taastrup, Denmark, Superfos has nine production facilities across the Nordic region, France, Poland, Spain, Belgium and the UK

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-09 Helioplast d.o.o

Gracanica, Bosnia and Herzegowina

Helioplast d.o.o is a manufacturer and supplier of an injection-molded plastic packaging products.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

IK Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 14.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ik Investment Partners Ltd. (Formerly Industri Kapital) is a private equity firm that targets control investments in mid-sized manufacturing and service companies located in select European countries. IK focuses on growth businesses located in the Benelux region, as well as Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway and Sweden. The firm looks to commit €50 to €150 million of equity capital per transaction and targets companies with 'a proven ability to generate significant cash flow' as well as an ability to 'sustain growth through various economic cycles'. IK Investment Partners was formerly known as Industry Kapital. IK Investment Partners was formed in 1989 and has offices in Hamburg, London, Paris, and Stockholm.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 52 of 117
Sector (Packaging) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 22 of 41
Country (Denmark) 4 of 7
Year (2010) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-22 Welzorg Group BV

Almere, Netherlands

Welzorg is the Dutch market leader in the rental, distribution and maintenance of mobility aids (e.g. wheelchairs and scooters). The company has a network of 43 sales outlets throughout the Netherlands. Main customers include municipalities and healthcare institutions.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-05 Solina

Bréal-Sous-Monfort, France

Solina is a European manufacturer of ingredient and seasoning blends for the food industry. The company serves more than eighteen thousand clients with 2, 250 employees across twenty-seven sites across Europe and Canada. It is exposed to resilient food consumption markets and to secular growth trends fuelled by the shift in food consumption towards more premium and natural ingredients. Solina puts sustainability at the center of its activities by creating healthier food solutions and more sustainable diets as well as by contributing to the development of meat alternatives. Solina was formed in 1988 and is based in Bréal-Sous-Monfort, France.

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