C-P Flexible Packaging Buys California Companies



C-P Flexible Packaging recently bought privately held Fruth Custom Packaging and an affiliated company, Cleanroom Film and Bag, both of which specialize in making flexible rollstock and pre-made pouches used in cleanroom environments.

C-P, which is based in York, Pennsylvania, is a portfolio company of First Atlantic Capital, a New York based private equity firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Fruth Custom Packaging and Cleanroom Film and Bag are in Placentia, California, and had common ownership. Their manufacturing capabilities include several levels of cleanroom environments with in-house blown film extrusion, flexographic printing, specialty bag making and slitting. Distribution capabilities include a national network of specialty supply partners and a platform for e-commerce sales. The Fruth family and management team were advised by Thomas Blaige & Company, LLC on the sale.

C-P Flexible Packaging has nine manufacturing plants across North America and employs over 800 people.