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Press Release
Press Release (in French)
Alcentra has provided a unitranche leveraged in the range of 5x to 5.5x EBITDA to support SK Capital’s merger and acquisition of French plastic packaging company Ipackchem, sources told Reorg.
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The facility includes an acquisition line and an RCF could be added to the debt package, sources said. Ipackchem was being marketed off EBITDA of about €20 million, as
reported.
Ardian’s private debt division was the incumbent lender having provided a
unitranche facility to support Sagard’s acquisition of Ipackchem and to finance future build-ups in 2017.
Rothschild acted as M&A and financial advisor to SK Capital. Kirkland & Ellis served as legal counsel, according to a press release. French bank Natixis advised Sagard.
Ipackchem generates annual revenue in excess of €120 million, according to the company’s
website. Founded in 1987, the company employs 800 people and operates eight factories in France, U.K., Hungary, Brazil, South Africa, Russia and China.