Paper & Packaging

Sustainability presents both challenges and opportunities for paper and packaging companies, particularly in flexible and rigid plastics and metals. Industries like beverages, food, pharmaceuticals, and industrial packaging are focusing on renewable materials, circularity, and emissions reductions.

Companies must also navigate industry consolidation, increased capital investment, and global trade barriers. We assist firms across the entire spectrum of paper and packaging in crafting future-proof strategies and improving cost and capital efficiency.

Our expertise spans specialty paper, graphic paper, wood products, and packaging, enabling us to help businesses set and achieve ambitious goals. We are well-versed in the challenges of both developing and mature markets, and we can enhance every aspect of your organization to thrive in a rapidly changing landscape.

Key Facts

1950+
M&A Deal count
for the last 5
years
85%
2030 recycling
Target set by EU
Directive
€570bn
Projected Market
size for 2025

Companies must also navigate industry consolidation, increased capital investment, and global trade barriers. We assist firms across the entire spectrum of paper and packaging in crafting future-proof strategies and improving cost and capital efficiency.

Our expertise spans specialty paper, graphic paper, wood products, and packaging, enabling us to help businesses set and achieve ambitious goals. We are well-versed in the challenges of both developing and mature markets, and we can enhance every aspect of your organization to thrive in a rapidly changing landscape.

Our deep experience in private equity and M&A can help you navigate industry consolidation, analyze long-term market scenarios, and stay out front in a highly dynamic industry.

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