M&A Deal Summary

Wellspring Capital Management and Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners Acquire ProAmpac

On November 3, 2015, private equity firms Wellspring Capital Management and Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners acquired packaging company ProAmpac

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Wellspring Capital Management’s 3rd and Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Wellspring Capital Management’s 31st and Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Wellspring Capital Management’s 4th and Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Ohio.
Investment Fate
  • ProAmpac was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2016.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-11-03
Target ProAmpac
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Wellspring Capital Management
Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

ProAmpac

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
ProAmpac is a flexible packaging company with a comprehensive product offering. ProAmpac’s approach to sustainability – ProActive Sustainability provides innovative sustainable flexible packaging products to help our customers achieve their sustainability goals. ProAmpac was founded in 2015 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Wellspring Capital Management

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 4.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Wellspring Capital Management is a mega-sized private equity firm that focused on a variety of transaction situations. The Firm will consider buyouts of private companies, acquisitions of divisions or subsidiaries of public companies, shareholder liquidity needs, partnering with entrepreneurs for growth opportunities, and special situations. Wellspring does not have any sector preferences and is capable of pursuing transactions valued up to $1 billion. Wellspring Capital Management was formed in 1995 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 36 of 54
Sector: Packaging M&A 3 of 5
Type: Consolidation M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: Ohio M&A 4 of 5
Country: United States M&A 31 of 49
Year: 2015 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-03 Prolamina

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

Prolamina Corp. is a packaging company focused on providing value-added packaging and services to the food, medical and consumer markets.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-20 JW Aluminum

Mt. Holly, South Carolina, United States

JW Aluminum is a manufacturer of specialty, flat-rolled aluminum products, primarily serving the heating, ventilation and air conditioning, building and construction and light gauge converter foil and flexible packaging end-use markets in the United States.

Sell -
Buyer
DESCRIPTION

Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners (A&M Capital) is a private equity investment firm affiliated with financial advisory and due diligence provider Alvarez & Marsal. A&M Capital looks to invest $20 to $75 million in North American and Western European companies valued up to $750 million. The Firm looks for control situations where it can leverage its operational expertise. Sectors of interest include general industrial/manufacturing, consumer, retail, healthcare, business services, transportation, and energy. Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners was established in 2011 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 26
Sector: Packaging M&A 1 of 4
Type: Consolidation M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: Ohio M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 4 of 20
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-08 WHC Energy Services

Broussard, Louisiana, United States

WHC Energy Services is a privately held general contractor involved in providing construction services for pipeline and related facilities to the oil and gas market. WHC Energy Services was founded in 1957 and is based in Broussard, Louisiana.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-17 ProAmpac

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

ProAmpac is a flexible packaging company with a comprehensive product offering. ProAmpac’s approach to sustainability – ProActive Sustainability provides innovative sustainable flexible packaging products to help our customers achieve their sustainability goals. ProAmpac was founded in 2015 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Sell -