Kohlberg Closes Bemis Healthcare Packaging Acquisition

Kohlberg & Company L.L.C., a private equity firm headquartered in Mount Kisco, NY, and the owner of Nelipak Corporation Inc., has completed the acquisition of Bemis Healthcare Packaging Europe from Amcor’s Flexible Packaging business unit. Bemis, located in Clara (Ireland), Derry (Northern Ireland, UK), and Elsham (United Kingdom), will be merged with Nelipak, and the combined company will operate under the Nelipak Healthcare Packaging brand.

Headquartered in Rhode Island, Nelipak is a global manufacturer of custom-designed rigid healthcare packaging used for Class II and Class III medical devices, and pharma drug delivery products. The company operates strategically located cleanroom facilities meeting customers’ most stringent packaging requirements. Nelipak’s experienced in-house design, development, prototyping, manufacturing, and quality teams offer medical trays and blisters, custom built sealing machines, and other value-added services.

“We are excited about the addition of the Bemis European Healthcare Packaging business, a great organization with outstanding people and tremendous capabilities and we proudly welcome the team to Nelipak,” said Mike Kelly president and CEO of Nelipak. “We will leverage the unique capabilities of both organizations to delight our customers with innovative designs, world class quality, and excellent service. This will significantly enhance Nelipak’s capabilities with the addition of flexible packaging alternatives for our global customers.”

“Our recent acquisition of Nelipak represented a platform for growth and consolidation,” commented Seth H. Hollander, partner of Kohlberg. “The Bemis acquisition provides a unique opportunity to create global scale and diversification across complementary product offerings.” Roger Prevot, operating partner of Kohlberg, added, “Mike and his team will be better equipped to serve the company’s customers as a comprehensive partner for their packaging needs.” – MPO