Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL): Private Equity Sees Value in Plastics
The BGL Plastics & Packaging Insider research report discusses key trends and issues affecting the plastics and packaging industry, with a spotlight on private equity investors, as well as mergers and acquisitions activity, and the recent performance of publicly-traded companies.
CHICAGO and CLEVELAND and PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Private equity investment activity in the fragmented plastics and packaging market is continuing in earnest, with liquidity a key driver of future deal flow as sponsors look to deploy capital, according to the Plastics & Packaging Insider, an industry report released by Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) www.bglco.com. Economic growth and robust capital markets have boosted investor confidence, with positive sentiment fueling a healthy risk appetite across all segments.
The BGL report, now available online HERE, examines developing trends in private equity, which has invested in more than 400 plastics and packaging businesses over the last decade and currently manages an inventory of more than 200 companies:
- Valuations are strong. In a tepid economy, private equity and corporate buyers are tapping bulging capital stores and aggressively competing for acquisitions to accelerate growth beyond organic means.
- Private equity portfolio companies are aged and will have to come to market. With insatiable demand for quality platform assets and add-on acquisitions at a record high, today's exit window is particularly advantageous. If sponsors wait too long to monetize aging portfolio investments, there may be a rush to market which could have a dampening effect on valuations because buyers will have more choices.
Surplus capital and strategies of acquisitive growth expected to drive new platform and add-on activity in the plastics sector in the coming quarters, in line with growing interest in industrial businesses:
- Pritzker Private Capital reached an agreement in October to acquire ProAmpac, stating its plans to use acquisitions to grow the platform. The buy represents an entry into the flexible packaging market, which the sponsor views as ripe for consolidation. Pritzker also backs Technimark, which acquired Ci Medical Technologies in December 2015 to aggressively grow its newly formed medical business, Technimark Healthcare.
- Mason Wells picked up MGS Manufacturing Group this May, a custom injection molder that counts healthcare among its major markets and looks to expand its global footprint into Europe and Asia.
- Portfolio exits are on the rise, with current favorable market conditions likely to drive more sale activity. BWAY Corporation traded hands in August with Stone Canyon Industries emerging as the successful bidder. Phillips-Medisize, backed by Golden Gate Capital, announced in August it is selling to Molex, a subsidiary of Koch Industries.
About Brown Gibbons Lang & Company
Brown Gibbons Lang & Company is a leading independent investment bank serving the middle market. BGL specializes in mergers and acquisitions advisory services, debt and equity placements, financial restructuring advice, and valuations and fairness opinions, with global industry teams in Business Services, Consumer, Environmental & Industrial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Industrials, and Real Estate. BGL has offices in Chicago, Cleveland, and Philadelphia and real estate offices in Chicago, Cleveland, Irvine, and San Antonio, in addition to Global M&A partner offices in more than 50 countries across 5 continents. BGL is able to deliver to our clients unparalleled access to strategic relationships, investors, and opportunities globally. For more information, please visit www.bglco.com.
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