The Final Word by Helen Roush

Helen Roush, Executive Vice President of Paperitalo Publications

The Final Word by Helen Roush

Late last week Mill Rock Capital, a growth and operations oriented private investment firm, announced that it created a new platform, Mill Rock Packaging Partners, LLC to invest in growth oriented companies with advanced service and product capabilities in the specialty packaging industry.

Mill Rock simultaneously announced that Mill Rock Packaging Partners has acquired Trojan Lithograph Corporation ("TrojanLitho") from Arbor Investments. TrojanLitho is a leading, value-added provider of graphic paper packaging solutions to various consumer end markets. Terms of the TrojanLitho acquisition were not disclosed.

The article stated that "Mill Rock Packaging Partners is led by Chairman and Mill Rock Senior Partner Ed Rose and a senior leadership team including its board of directors:

Dr. Robert Beckler, formerly President, Packaging Solutions of WestRock

Robert Feeser, formerly President, Consumer Packaging of WestRock

Charles Obermeyer, formerly SVP Global Operations - Folding at WestRock

Alexander Zalesky, formerly General Manager of Amcor Latin America

Mill Rock Senior Principals Diane Parisi and Eric Popham

"Together our team brings more than 200 years of global experience across every commercial and operational facet of the consumer packaging industry. We are excited about the future growth of the platform," said Mr. Rose.

You can read the full article by clicking here.

We will keep you apprised of further developments.

Helen Roush is Executive Vice President of Paperitalo Publications.