Jaffabox
Manufacturing, Packaging
Headpoint has advised Jaffabox, a leading independent cardboard packaging manufacturer, on its sale to Schumacher Packaging GmbH. The acquisition of Jaffabox is the first by Schumacher in the UK, which is a country of increasing strategic importance and allows the company to service its customers in a critical new market.
Deal Type
M&A
Value
Undisclosed
Sector
Manufacturing, Packaging
Year
2019
Country
UK, Germany
Advising high-quality family-owned manufacturers to access the right international buyers.
Jaffabox, based in Birmingham, operates an integrated manufacturing plant with a corrugator line supplying board to standard and die-cut converting machines. A family business, it was established by Frank Amyes in 1978 and manufacturers over 40 million boxes annually. The shareholders have consistently invested in best-in-class manufacturing systems and have built an enviable reputation for innovation, high quality products and market-leading service levels.
Schumacher Packaging is head-quartered in Ebersdorf, Germany and is a third generation, family owned vertically integrated cardboard packaging manufacturer with 15 plants operating in four countries and sales across all continental Europe. It generated revenues of €627m in 2018 and has more than 3,300 employees. Recognised as a leader in productivity and technology in the packaging sector it was, for example, the first to use modern mass volume digital printing in Germany on an industrial scale.
This deal highlights Headpoint’s ability to work with high-quality family businesses in the manufacturing sector to access the right buyers internationally and conclude successful transactions, even during a time of political and economic uncertainty.
We are very happy to have become part of the Schumacher Packaging family. In this way, we are making sure that we can continue the same level of service and product quality that our customers have come to expect from us. In addition, we will be able to offer them the expanded product range and European presence of Schumacher Packaging. This benefits and strengthens everyone involved.
Frank Amyes, Founder, Jaffabox
We are delighted to have advised Frank and John on the deal, and especially in finding such a suitable partner as Schumacher, led by owner and CEO, Bjorn Schumacher. Both companies share a strong family-business ethos and now Jaffabox will benefit from Schumacher’s substantial resources and customer reach.
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