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Packaging M&A Update – March 2022

  • April 29, 2022
  • Industry Updates
  • Packaging, Plastics & Packaging

Packaging Industry M&A Activity Tracking

Global Packaging M&A rebounded after a slow month in February, posting 29 transactions in the month of March which was an increase of 11 transactions month-over-month. The increase in transaction activity could be attributed primarily to financial buyers, which accounted for 17 deals in March, after only accounting for 6 deals in February. 2022 packaging M&A activity has not met the levels seen through the first quarter of 2021, however, transaction activity remains strong and March closings validated this viewpoint.

  • Private equity add-on transactions contributed to high levels of deal volumes in March, accounting for 14 deals or 48% of the transaction volume
  • Strategic buyer activity has remained constant through the first quarter of 2022, posting 12 deals in both February and March and 11 deals in January
  • Paper packaging, which typically leads all packaging subsectors, accounted for 11 deals in the month which represented a 6 deal increase month-over-month
  • Other packaging transactions which include specialty packaging, machinery, and distribution deals, accounted for 21% of the transaction volume in the month and increased by 5 transactions over February levels
  • Consumer and Medical end-markets contributed 11 deals on the month, which was an increase of 7 deals month-over-month, and have posted 23 deals through the year-to-date

The Global Packaging M&A market experienced high levels of transactions through the first quarter of 2022 and looks poised to build on a strong March. Favorable market conditions that led to a record year in M&A in 2021 have continued with packaging buyers and sellers remaining highly active in 2022. 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.

 

Packaging M&A By Subsector

 

Total Packaging M&A By End Market

 

Packaging Transactions By Buyer Type

Notable M&A Activity

Public Entity Performance

Major News

  • Resin Prices on the Rise (Plastics News)
    https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/resin-prices-rise-supply-chain-ukraine-and-production-all-blame
  • Numbers That Matter: Interest Rates, Energy Costs, Uncertainty All on the Rise (Plastics News)
    https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/interest-rates-energy-costs-uncertainty-all-rise
  • U.S. March Jobs Report Shows Strong Hiring Momentum (Wall Street Journal)
    https://www.wsj.com/articles/march-jobs-report-unemployment-rate-2022-11648766857
  • ‘Test and Learn’ will Improve Packaging Sustainability (Packaging Digest)
    https://www.packagingdigest.com/sustainability/test-and-learn-will-improve-packaging-sustainability
  • SEC Floats Mandatory Disclosure of Climate-Change Risks, Emissions (Wall Street Journal)
    https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-to-float-mandatory-disclosure-of-climate-change-risks-emissions-11647874814

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