Rocky Pontikes (Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Investment Banking) and Melanie Yermack (Managing Director, Co-Head of Packaging) served as transaction leads The Kennedy Group's sale to Inovar Packaging Group represents the tenth packaging transaction Mesirow has completed in the last year, highlighting the firm's expertise and relationships within the broader Packaging industry CHICAGO , Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mesirow is proud to announce that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to The Kennedy Group, LLC ("The Kennedy Group" or the "Company") on its sale to Inovar Packaging Group ("Inovar"). Family-owned and operated since 1974, The Kennedy Group is a premier label and packaging platform with two facilities based in Willoughby, Ohio and Levittown, Pennsylvania .
The Kennedy Group has a well-known reputation for being a highly innovative, customer-focused and employee-oriented business. With state-of-the-art pressure sensitive, roll-fed and RFID capabilities, the Company focuses on accounts in the beverage, agriculture, automotive, food, supply chain, health & beauty, industrial and household industries. "We are excited to bring The Kennedy Group's 50 years of industry leadership to partner with Inovar.
We believe combining these two companies under one platform creates a best-in-class organization," said Mike, Pat and Todd Kennedy , leaders of The Kennedy Group. "Mesirow's relationships and credibility in the label sector were crucial in delivering an ide.