{"id":10719,"date":"2019-08-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingstagenew.wpenginepowered.com\/transaction\/livingstone-advises-on-the-sale-of-artistic-carton-to-graphic-packaging\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T11:24:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:24:40","slug":"livingstone-advises-on-the-sale-of-artistic-carton-to-graphic-packaging","status":"publish","type":"transaction","link":"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/de\/transaction\/livingstone-advises-on-the-sale-of-artistic-carton-to-graphic-packaging\/","title":{"rendered":"Erfolgreiche Beratungsleistung beim Verkauf von Artistic Carton an Graphic Packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Das Livingstone-Sektorteam Industrie hat die Ver\u00e4u\u00dferung von nahezu allen Verm\u00f6genswerten der Artistic Carton Company an Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/graphic-packaging-holding-company-reports-second-quarter-2019-results-announces-acquisition-of-artistic-carton-company-300889047.html#financial-modal\"><strong>GPK<\/strong><\/a><strong>) beraten. Dabei agierte Livingstone als exklusiver Finanzberater des Unternehmens.<\/strong><\/p><p><em>\u201eLivingstone hat unsere Ziele als Unternehmen vom ersten Tag an verstanden, ein ma\u00dfgeschneidertes Transaktionsverfahren entwickelt, Beziehungen zu relevanten Kaufinteressenten genutzt und bei jeder Gelegenheit kompetente Beratung mit durchdachten L\u00f6sungen geboten\u201c<\/em>, kommentiert <strong>Pete Traeger, Chief Executive Officer von Artistic Carton<\/strong><em>. \u201eWir freuen uns sehr, das Unternehmen in die H\u00e4nde von Graphic Packaging zu geben, das als langj\u00e4hriger Marktf\u00fchrer und angesehener Mitbewerber in unserer Branche bekannt ist.\u201c<\/em><\/p><p>Artistic Carton, ein 1935 gegr\u00fcndetes Familienunternehmen in dritter Generation, setzt seit fast 85 Jahren auf Innovation und Kundenservice. Das Unternehmen, das mit mehreren Design-Awards ausgezeichnet wurde, besch\u00e4ftigt sich mit der Herstellung eines breiten Kartonagenprogramms sowie mit der Verarbeitung von Faltschachteln. Dabei bedient Artistic Carton eine Vielzahl von Endm\u00e4rkten, darunter die Segmente verpackte Lebensmittel, Industrie-Service und Mode-Einzelhandel.&nbsp; Artistic Carton betreibt in White Pigeon im US-Bundesstaat Michigan eine Kartonagenbeschichtungsfabrik f\u00fcr recyceltes Kartonmaterial mit einer j\u00e4hrlichen Produktionskapazit\u00e4t von ca. 70.000 Tonnen sowie zwei Verarbeitungsbetriebe in Auburn, Indiana und Elgin, Illinois.<\/p><p><strong>Mike Doss, President und CEO von Graphic Packaging<\/strong>, erkl\u00e4rt: <em>\u201eDie \u00dcbernahme wird die Diversifizierung im Verarbeitungs-Endmarkt vorantreiben und unsere Verarbeitungsplattform optimieren. Wir erwarten, dass wir durch die Integration von Kartonagenanlagen, durch die Optimierung der Walzwerke und Verarbeitungsanlagen sowie durch Effizienzma\u00dfnahmen entlang der Lieferkette erhebliche Synergieeffekte erzielen k\u00f6nnen.\u201c<\/em><\/p><p>Als global f\u00fchrendes Unternehmen in der Verpackungsbranche besch\u00e4ftigt Graphic Packaging mehr als 17.000 Mitarbeiter und betreibt weltweit 70 Produktionsst\u00e4tten. Dabei werden innovative Verpackungsl\u00f6sungen f\u00fcr internationale Endm\u00e4rkte in den Segmenten Lebensmittel, Getr\u00e4nke, Haushaltsprodukte, K\u00f6rperpflege und Heimtierpflege angeboten.<\/p><p><em>\u201eDie Artistic-Carton-Transaktion ist ein weiteres Beispiel f\u00fcr Livingstones Erfolgsbilanz beim Verkauf mittelst\u00e4ndischer Industrieunternehmen an renommierte strategische K\u00e4ufer\u201c,<\/em> betont<strong> Livingstone-Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer <\/strong><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/de\/team\/karl-freimuth\"><strong>Karl Freimuth<\/strong><\/a>. <em>\u201eDie St\u00e4rke und die Reichweite unserer globalen Plattform und unseres branchenspezifischen Fachwissens haben es uns erm\u00f6glicht, hervorragende Ergebnisse f\u00fcr unsere Kunden zu erzielen. Wir freuen uns sehr, Pete Traeger und das Unternehmen bei dieser Transaktion erfolgreich beraten zu haben.\u201c<\/em><\/p><p>Nach dem Verkauf des weltweit t\u00e4tigen Herstellers von Premium-Tiergehegen <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/de\/transactions\/livingstone-leaves-its-paw-print-with-the-sale-of-the-mason-company\">Mason Company<\/a>, LLC an die Midmark Corporation und des globalen Pumpenherstellers <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/de\/transactions\/de\/livingstone-advises-aliaxis-group-on-sale-of-160-year-old-heritage-brand-rheinhtte-pumpen-group-to-itt-inc\">Rheinh\u00fctte Pumpen<\/a> grenz\u00fcberschreitend an die ITT Inc. handelt es sich bei diesem Abschluss um die 39. globale Transaktion im Bereich Industrie und zugleich um die 119. 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