Industry Experience: Plastics
Billow Butler has completed many transactions for middle-market plastics companies. Our clients have included injection molders, blow molders, insert molders, thermoformers, extruders, and others for a variety of end markets. It is important for a plastics company to hire an advisor with extensive knowledge of the resin market as well as the trends affecting key end markets for the industry, such as building products, automotive, packaging, medical & pharmaceutical, consumer products, and food & beverage. Billow Butler’s expertise in all of these areas provides a wealth of knowledge to its middle-market plastics company clients.
Select Plastics transactions successfully completed by Billow Butler professionals:
| Seller | Company Description | Buyer |
| Algonquin Automotive | Manufacturer of external automotive accessories | Wells Fargo (Senior debt refinancing) |
| Ameriduct Worldwide | Manufacturer and distributor of HDPE pipe | Lamson & Sessions (NYSE: LMS) |
| Concord Plastics Corporation | Custom injection molder of plastic components to the automotive and furniture industries | Wellcore, Inc. |
| Day's Molding and Machinery | Custom injection molder of plastic components to the medical and furniture industries | Day's Acquisition, L.L.C. (SciTech Holdings) |
| Freedom Plastics | Custom injection molder of plastic components to the appliance and automotive industries | Western Industries, Inc. (portfolio company of EXOR) |
| Fremont Plastic Molds, Inc. | Leading maker of large container industrial blow molds | JGT Holdings, Inc. |
| Kamco Plastics | Custom plastic injection molder and sub-assembly provider | CIMA Plastics Corporation |
| Mid America Bag, L.L.C. | Manufacturer of plastic liners | CPI Plastics, Ltd. |
| Mohawk Northern Plastics | Manufacturer of packaging products | Ampac |
| Privately Held Manufacturer | Manufacturer of high-end recreational products for pre-schools and day care centers | Private investors |
| Techniplas, Inc. | Custom thermoplastic injection molder to the automotive, heavy truck, fitness, medical and general industrial markets | Albert Trostel (Portfolio company of Everett Smith Group, Ltd.) |
| Wisconsin Film and Bag | Extrusion of custom polyethylene bags | Banc One Venture Corporation |