Eson Pac acquires Strålfors Identification Solutions (SIS) from Strålfors and forms one of the leading packaging groups in Scandinavia.

Eson Pac Group will have production units in Sweden, Denmark and Switzerland that produce cartons, labels, leaflets and booklets with sales offices in Norway, England, Germany and France. Eson Pac Group will have a turnover exceeding 1 billion SEK and employ 550 persons.

"We are now forming the company and business structure we have aimed to reach for a long time. Eson Pac Group will have the Scandinavian market as base and we see the largest growth potential outside Scandinavia. With the acquisition of SIS we establish ourselves on a new level and get the right financial and business basis to continue developing our company. We take a big step towards the European packaging market with an extended product portfolio. With other products from well selected partners we will have a stronger offer for our customers within the complete packaging solution", Michael Bolin, CEO at Eson Pac Group, explains.

"Strålfors are very pleased that this industrial solution has been reached which means that SIS will be a part of the core business of the Eson Pac Group. This is a part in our refinement strategy towards Information Logistics and we see positive opportunities for SIS to further develop with Eson Pac Group as new owner", says Per Samuelson, CEO Strålfors.

"It has been an extensive and interesting process and we are very pleased to have been involved in this existing structural change. We have had a challenge to bring together the two units while finding a financing solution. A large number of structural winnings have been identified during the process and we now wish both parties the best of luck in their joint future", says Jan-Olof Svensson, IMAP Sweden

IMAP Sweden has been Eson Pacs advisor throughout the process.