Oct. 23: The most recent updates to this tracker include:

• Georgia-Pacific completed its takeover of St. Louis-based Anchor Packaging, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. G-P acquired all equity from investors and gains Anchor’s four manufacturing facilities in Arkansas and Wisconsin. Anchor specializes in rigid food containers and cling films for food service and retail.
• Indiana-based Welch Packaging acquired Pennsylvania-based Phoenix/Packaging, adding capacity near Welch’s acquired Innovative Packaging Solutions business in York, Pennsylvania, according to The Packaging Portal. “We’re proud to welcome Phoenix/Packaging into our family of companies while preserving the legacy they’ve built,” said Welch’s President and CEO Scott Welch.
• Cincinnati-based ProAmpac acquired International Paper’s bag converting operations, which are located in California, Oregon and Texas. The unit produces kraft paper bags such as handled shopping bags, self-opening sacks and smaller-format options for grocery, convenience store and quick-service restaurant customers.

Analysts project M&A activity could tick up in 2025 – after a string of megadeals, there’s still plenty of runway for consolidation. 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 and 2024.

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