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Packaging M&A Update – July 2022

  • September 1, 2022
  • Industry Updates
  • Packaging, Plastics & Packaging

Packaging Industry M&A Activity Tracking

Global Packaging M&A activity totaled 23 deals in the month, slightly below the 25 transactions posted in June and in-line with the 2022 monthly average of 23 deals. Deal activity in the month was driven by private equity platform acquisitions, which hit a high-water mark in July for the year. Overall, deal activity through July has been significantly lower than the elevated levels experienced in 2021 and is slightly below pre-pandemic levels. Packaging deal activity is generally expected to continue at this level through the balance of the year.

  • Platform private equity transactions remained elevated in July, accounting for 26% of the total transaction activity; this share of total transaction activity has not been reached since January of 2021
  • Paper packaging led all subsectors for the second straight month, with transactions increasing by 45%, or 5 deals, when compared to June
  • Flexible Plastic packaging had a very slow month, accounting for only 1 deal in the month which was 5 deals lower than July 2021
  • Despite accounting for 30% of year-to-date activity, Food & Beverage transactions fell in July and only accounted for 2 deals
  • Consumer Packaging recorded its highest transaction volume month of 2022; total transactions increased by 27%, or 3 deals, when compared to June 2022

Global Packaging M&A activity dropped in July, continuing the year-to-date trend of lower-than-average volume. While transaction activity is slightly below pre-pandemic levels and the macroeconomic environment remains uncertain, overall market fundamentals in packaging remain strong, and both buyers and sellers remain motivated to pursue deals. If you are a packaging company considering a merger, acquisition, sale or recapitalization in the short or longer term, please consider leveraging PMCF’s transaction planning and execution expertise to best position your company in a transaction.

Sources: Capital IQ, PitchBook, Thomson Reuters, Company Reports, PMCF. Data as of July 31, 2022

 

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Total Packaging M&A By End Market

 

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    https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/uncertain-future-here-economic-data-watch

 

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