The most recent updates to this tracker include:
- California-based private equity firm Altamont Capital announced an investment in Rhode Island-based, family-run corrugated box manufacturer Key Container Corp. Altamont says it will help Key Container “build a scaled corrugated platform.”
- Wisconsin-based Plastic Ingenuity is expanding into Europe with the acquisition of thermoforming specialist Spezi-Pack in Germany. With the deal, Plastic Ingenuity says it can offer regional manufacturing for medical device and pharmaceutical packaging.
- ProAmpac completed its acquisition of TC Transcontinental Packaging. TC Transcontinental received 2.1 billion Canadian dollars in cash proceeds.
- Smurfit Westrock is growing in Ecuador with the acquisition of Cartomanabí, which it described as “one of the main corrugated packaging companies” in the country. Smurfit Westrock called the deal “an important milestone for us in Latin America.”
Following a string of megadeals in 2024 and 2025, analysts anticipate consolidation in 2026 could be driven by smaller players. Packaging Dive aims to track as many deals as possible to help you stay up to date.
Although the packaging industry is global, this list focuses on deals involving companies that are either based, or have a notable presence, in the U.S. or Canada. We list the acquirers by their parent company or common operating name, which may differ from the specific legal entities involved in the acquisitions. The list can be sorted by category by clicking on each column title in the table below. You can also scroll down to see archived lists from 2023, 2024 and 2025.
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