Berlin Packaging acquires Lerman Container

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

9 Y: L! W6 B9 t, z+ ~2 nChicago, IL - Berlin Packaging, a leading full-service supplier of plastic, glass and metal containers and closures, announced the acquisition of Connecticut-based Lerman Container in a transaction that expands the company’s geographic coverage and team of packaging solution experts. The combined company will have 2012 revenues exceeding $700 million, over 110 packaging consultants, and more than 80 sales offices and warehouse locations across North America. Established in 1979, Lerman is a packaging distributor with marquee customers across multiple vertical markets. The acquisition adds personal care and pharmaceutical packaging expertise due to Lerman’s many years operating in these sectors, complementing Berlin Packaging’s own know-how in these areas as well as in other areas including food and beverage, chemical and industrial, household care, lab supply and dangerous goods packaging. The transaction closed on May 14, 2012. It marks Berlin Packaging’s third strategic acquisition since 2010, when the company acquired Pittsburgh-based All-Pak and Chicago-based Continental Packaging Solutions.