NPM Capital sold Plasticum to Lindsay Goldberg

MP Corporate Finance acted as exclusive financial advisor to Dutch NPM Capital and the minority shareholders in the sale of Dutch Plasticum Group, a manufacturer of functional plastic caps and closures, to US financial investor Lindsay Goldberg.

Plasticum, as a leading European manufacturer of functional injection moulded packaging solutions, produces innovative Caps and dispensing Closures for the Personal Care, Food and Home Care markets in four manufacturing facilities in Tilburg (NL), Ede (NL), Waldkirch (D) and North Walsham (UK). The company’s customers are renowned manufacturers of international brands and private labels. Plasticum generated a turnover of € 61 million in 2011 with approximately 300 employees and is currently mainly active in Europe. Leveraged upon the current business model and based on cost-effective and sustainable packaging solutions management plans a strong international expansion with the support of the new owner.

Lindsay Goldberg LLC is a US private equity firm with over USD 10 billion of equity capital under management supporting high-growth middle market companies with expert advice and considerable financial resources, especially to realize growth potential. The firm concentrates on a value-oriented and sustainable development of its portfolio: this is also reflected in the statutes of the Lindsay-Goldberg-Funds, which allow for a holding period of 20 years. Lindsay Goldberg is currently investing out of its USD 4.7 billion fund, which was launched in May 2009.