The most recent updates to this tracker include:
- Gerresheimer announced on Oct. 1 it completed its previously announced sale of U.S. subsidiary Centor, worth about 750 million euros, to an affiliate of private equity firm Apax Partners. Gerresheimer reiterated that it will use proceeds from the deal to lower its debt. Gerresheimer had concurrently announced the sale of its global Primary Packaging Plastics business, which is still pending and expected to close in the first half of 2027.
- Cleveland-based Adherex Group announced it acquired fellow Ohio company Polymer Packaging. Adherex specializes in adhesion solutions, while Polymer focuses on flexible, bakery and protective packaging products, serving customers in bakery, food, industrial and specialty manufacturing markets. Polymer will continue to operate out of facilities in North Canton, Ohio, and Allendale, Michigan.
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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