Lindsay Goldberg Vogel benefits from maconda’s experience in the consumer goods industry – Commercial Due Diligence in the plastic packaging market
maconda News March 2012
Caps, closures, lids and containers – these are just some of the packaging types that the internationally positioned maconda team analysed in preparation for a private equity investment in the diverse packaging industry.
Weener Plastik is a long-established German company based in northern Germany, specialising in the development and manufacture of innovative, high-quality plastic packaging. Weener focuses on dispensing, closing and packaging systems for consumer goods manufacturers in personal and home care, food and the beverage industry. The company counts many of the leading, globally active FMCG producers among its clients and, in turn, operates production sites worldwide. With a red flag analysis followed by Commercial Due Diligence, the maconda team supported Lindsay Goldberg Vogel, the Central European representative of the private equity fund Lindsay Goldberg with $10 billion in equity capital, in the acquisition of the German packaging specialist.
In addition to analysing and quantifying the relevant market, a key objective was to identify the drivers of the complex and highly dynamic packaging market and to assess its future development. This required not only identifying and evaluating overarching trends, but also a detailed analysis of the relevant end markets. An assessment of the client base and Weener’s positioning compared with the relevant competition rounded off our analysis.
To better understand the high market dynamics, the relevance of various global and regional trends, and Weener’s regional positioning, we held targeted discussions with selected experts and market participants from our established network. We arranged dozens of interviews with associations, producers and clients in Europe, Brazil and Russia. The insights gained, combined with the many years of know-how of our packaging experts, enabled us to provide our client with a comprehensive view of the complex market and Weener’s specific business.
The transaction, which has not yet received approval from the antitrust authorities, is intended to support Weener in further advancing its global expansion strategy.
Of course, we are also available to you as a competent and trusted partner—whether in consumer goods, the packaging industry or other sectors—for Commercial Due Diligence (including on the sell side), value creation projects, business field development, international expansion, and strategic and operational restructuring.
Please feel free to contact us at any time if you need expertise in this area. We will be pleased to assist you.