Verpack lands new backer as revenue nears €60M
What's the deal? French luxury packaging maker VerpackDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has brought in investment fund Aldebaran Capital PartnersDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → as a new major shareholder in its second leveraged buyout. The Viers family keeps a majority of voting rights, and Stéphane Viers remains chairman, with top executives reinvesting alongside them.
By the numbers: Revenue has climbed from €42.9 million in 2019 to an estimated €60 million in 2026 — a rise of nearly 40% over six years. Verpack now employs 530 people across six manufacturing sites, five of them in France.
Why now? The deal comes six years after Verpack's first buyout, when Crédit Mutuel EquityDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → took a stake in 2020 to fund internal growth and acquisitions. In 2021, the company set a goal of doubling revenue within five to seven years.
What's the endgame? With Aldebaran, Verpack plans to keep up industrial investment and external growth through 2030. It has expanded before: in 2021 it acquired PLV 37Dealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → from the Posson GroupDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and in early 2025 it grew its Sousse, Tunisia, finishing workshop from 2,800 to 5,500m².
"We were particularly impressed by Aldebaran's commitment to maximizing the potential of its industrial resources, the strength of its ambitions, and the trust it places in its people," Viers said.
BNP Paribas is helping finance the deal alongside LCLDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Banque Populaire Franche-ComtéDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The amount was not disclosed.
The signal: The transaction shows continued private capital interest in European speciality manufacturing, where founding families are increasingly pairing with funds to bankroll acquisitions while holding onto control.
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