ST. LOUIS, MO
Clayton Capital Partners is pleased to announce that Cloud Packaging Solutions LLC, a portfolio company of its client, Cameron Holdings Corporation has acquired Automated Packaging, Inc. and Nature Clean Products, LLC (together “Automated Packaging”).  Automated Packaging is a full service contract manufacturer and packager of high speed liquid filling applications. Automated Packaging offers both custom and stock formulations, as well as all the necessary services to provide turnkey solutions for customers looking to outsource their production needs in a variety of rigid container package styles.  

Kevin Fritzmeyer, President of Cloud commented, “We are extremely pleased to be able to add Automated Packaging to our organization. They have shown a strong history of delivering high quality and innovative services at a very competitive cost.” He further added, “We see an excellent opportunity for growth based on the market space which Automated Packaging serves and Cloud’s history of investment and planned growth.”

THE COMPANY
Automated Packaging, Inc. is a full service contract manufacturer and packager of high speed liquid filling applications. Automated Packaging offers both custom and stock formulations, as well as all the necessary services to provide turnkey solutions for customers looking to outsource their production needs in a variety of rigid container package styles.  

THE BUYER
Cloud Packaging Solutions LLC (Cloud) provides a full range of flexible packaging solutions in the food & beverage, consumer, industrial, OTC & Rx pharmaceutical and personal care industries. Cloud also designs and manufactures high-speed packaging equipment, developing cutting edge solutions for packaging machinery based on continuous-motion horizontal form-fill-seal (HFFS) technology. Cloud, directly and through its subsidiaries Span Packaging Services, Multi-Pack and now Automated Packaging is currently able to provide the following packaging services and solutions; (1) single-use packettes, sachets and pouches containing either towelettes, wipes, liquids, lotions, powders, or tablets, (2) tubes (plastic or laminate) containing creams, pastes and ointments, and (3) rigid containers such as bottles, jars and canisters containing liquids, creams, and non-woven wet and dry wipes.

Cameron Holdings Corporation is a private equity group located in San Diego, California and St. Louis, Missouri that specializes in the acquisition and operation of middle market manufacturing and industrial service companies. Since its beginning in 1978, Cameron has developed a long and successful track record of completing 31 transactions with an aggregate transaction value in excess of $1.0 billion.

ABOUT CLAYTON CAPITAL PARTNERS
Clayton Capital Partners (CCP) is one of the nation’s top independent investment banking firms providing M&A advisory services to a diversified client base of middle-market companies.  Clients have come to rely on our expertise, our commitment to client services and our innovative ability to create value. 

The principals at Clayton Capital Partners focus on satisfying the complex needs and objectives of our clients through our core business practice of M&A.  Together, our professionals have acted as financial advisors in more than 200 advisory transactions.

If you would like more information about this transaction or Clayton Capital Partners, please contact Kevin Short at (314)725-9939 x 525 or kshort@claytoncapitalpartners.com.