1、Packaging M&A UpdateQ1 2026For more information on R.L Hulett or this report please visit our website at ,call us at(314)721-0607,or contact a professional listed on this page.REPORT HIGHLIGHTS In Q1,the Dow Jones Containers&Packaging Index decreased by 4.2%,but outperformed a 7.8%decrease in the S&

2、P over the same period.The median EV/EBITDA multiple for reported private equity deals in the Packaging sector increased to 13.7x in Q1 2026 from 13.5x in 2025.M&A deal volume in the sector increased 21.4%in Q1 to 68 deals from 56 in Q4,and increased 9.7%from 62 deals in Q1 of the prior year.Europe

3、was the most active region in Q1 with 34 deals.Most notably in Europe was Rexams$216M acquisition of Benepack,a Hungarian manufacturer of aluminum cans,in January 2026.Total capital invested in M&A transactions decreased 12.0%in Q1 to$2.2B from$2.5B in Q4,primarily due to a shift in deal mix toward

4、smaller-sized transactions following several large,strategic transactions in Q4.In Q4,Stonepeak Partners acquired IFCO systems for$2.3B where the largest deal in Q1 was Rexams$216M acquisition of Benepack.Packaging M&A UpdateQ1 2026REPORT CONTRIBUTORSTrevor HulettManaging DRyan HartmanACONTENTS3 Glo

5、bal Deal Analytics7 Valuation Multiples10 Leading M&A Deals13 Industry Outlook14 About R.L.Hulett16 Selected Transactions18 Our M&A TeamDax KugelmanAPackaging M&A Update|Q1 2026|Page 3Source:PitchBook DataGlobal Deal Analytics183434Of the 68 deals in the Packaging sector in Q1,Europe was the most ac

6、tive with 34.A notable European deal in the quarter(in addition to Rexams acquisition of Benepack)was 2PointZeros$192.0 million acquisition of Isem,an Italian manufacturer of luxury rigid boxes and packaging.North America was the second most active with 22 transactions and all other regions combined