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Berlin Packaging Acquires Lerman Container

Berlin Packaging has acquired Connecticut-based Lerman Container. The transaction closed on May 14, 2012, and marks the company's third strategic acquisition since 2010, when it acquired Pittsburgh-based All-Pak and Chicago-based Continental Packaging Solutions. 

The combined company is projected to have 2012 revenues exceeding $700 million.
 
Berlin Packaging is majority owned by Investcorp, an alternative investment management firm with offices in New York, London, and Bahrain. 

The company has three core business areas: corporate investment in the U.S., Europe, and the Gulf; real estate investment in the U.S.; and global hedge funds.