Nelipak’s owner Kohlberg completes acquisition of Bemis Healthcare Packaging Europe

Packaging specialist Nelipak Healthcare Packaging announces Kohlberg & Company - private equity firm and Nelipak’s owner, 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.

Nelipak which is headquartered in Cranston, Rhode Island, manufacturers custom-designed rigid healthcare packaging for class II and class III medical devices, and pharma drug delivery products. It's owner Kohlberg is headquartered in Mount Kisco, New York.

The company operates strategically located cleanroom facilities which aim to meet customers’ most stringent packaging requirements. Nelipak's in-house design, development, prototyping, manufacturing and quality teams offer medical trays and blisters, custom built sealing machines and other value-added services.

Mike Kelly, president and CEO of Nelipak commented: “We are excited about the addition of the Bemis European Healthcare Packaging business, a great organisation with outstanding people and tremendous capabilities and we proudly welcome the team to Nelipak.

“We will leverage the unique capabilities of both organisations 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.”

Seth H. Hollander, partner of Kohlberg stated: “Our recent acquisition of Nelipak represented a platform for growth and consolidation.

“The Bemis acquisition provides a unique opportunity to create global scale and diversification across complementary product offerings.”

Roger Prevot, operating partner of Kohlberg added, “This combination provides attractive opportunities for revenue growth from cross-selling and geographic expansion. Mike and his team will be better equipped to serve the company’s customers as a comprehensive partner for their packaging needs.”