Top 10 Private Equity Investors in Packaging Industry in the World in 2021 by Deal Value
KPS Capital Partners LP, CVC Capital Partners Asia Fund V, KKR & Co Inc, CVC Advisers Ltd, and Ardian SA are among the top 5 private equity investors in the packaging industry in 2021 by deal value. In terms of the geographic split, 6 out of 10 of the world’s top 10 private equity investors in the packaging industry are headquartered in North America and whereas the remaining 4 are based in Europe. They employed a total of 8,116 people in 2021. The KPS Capital Partners LP- Almidones Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V.; DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Company LLC deal was one of the major deals in the packaging sector in 2021. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP served as legal advisors to KPS and its affiliates, while Barclays served as financial advisors to KPS in this deal. KPS Capital Partners LP (KPS), a US-based private equity firm that provides investment and management advisory services, has acquired a stake in Almidones Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V., a Mexico-based company that manufactures dried and dehydrated maize and starch products and DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Company LLC, US-based company that provides naturally-derived and renewably sourced ingredients that enhance product performance, from Tate & Lyle PLC, KPS Capital Partners LP, signed definitive agreements to acquire Almidones Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V.; DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Company LLC for $1.3 billion. The deal was completed in Q2 2022. The CVC Capital Partners Asia Fund V- Shiseido Co Ltd deal was another major deal in the packaging sector in 2021. Mizuho Financial Group Inc & Credit Suisse Group AG served as financial advisors to CVC Capital Partners Asia Fund V, while Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP & Baker & McKenzie LLP served as the legal advisor to Shiseido Co Ltd for the CVC Capital Partners Asia Fund V- Shiseido Co Ltd deal. CVC Capital Partners, a private equity and investment advisory firm, through CVC Capital Partners Asia Fund V, has acquired shampoo and affordable skincare business from Shiseido Co Ltd, a multinational personal care company, for JPY160 billion ($1.5 billion). The deal was completed in Q3 2021.