Funds advised by European mid-market private equity firm Triton have agreed to sell BlitzLuxCo, the holding company of pharmaceutical packaging producer Bormioli Pharma Group, to Gerresheimer, a systems and solutions provider for the pharma, biotech and cosmetics industries.

The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2024. 

Triton acquired Bormioli in 2017 via a corporate carveout. In a press statement, the firm said that it had helped improve Bormioli’s management team, organisational and operational structure, as well as expand the company’s manufacturing base and oversee four acquisitions. 

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Andrea Lodetti, CEO of Bormioli Pharma Group, added that the company had been “able to build out our positions across pharma packaging, with one-stop-shop capabilities in terms of technology as well as product offering” during Triton’s ownership. 

BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs International acted as M&A financial advisors.

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