Deal activity by volume related to cybersecurity decreased by 67% year-on-year in 2022 in the packaging industry  

Analysis of the key themes driving deal activity reveals that cybersecurity accounted for 34 packaging deals between 2018 and 2022, worth a total value of $3,058m, according to GlobalData’s Deals database covering mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture financing, equity offerings and partnerships. The $100m private equity investment by Grand Oaks Capital and Kennedy Lewis Investment Management in Eastman Kodak was the largest disclosed deal in 2021.  

In volume terms, cybersecurity related deal activity decreased by 67% year-on-year in 2022 and by 75% year-on-year in 2021.  

Partnerships accounted for the highest number of deals in the last five years, with 11 deals, followed by acquisitions (10 deals), and private equity (6 deals).

The top financial advisors supporting deals related to cybersecurity in the packaging industry in the last five years in terms of value were Barclays Bank, Goldman Sachs International, Merrill Lynch International, Morgan Stanley, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying data, research, and analysis used to produce this article. 

GlobalData’s Deals database provides comprehensive coverage across industries tracking market activity of global mergers & acquisitions, including asset acquisitions/divestments; private equity deals (PE); venture finance deals (VC); equity offerings, including IPOs, follow-on offerings, and private placements; debt offerings, including private placements, ESG bonds and loans; partnerships; and licensing agreements. 

This analysis considers only announced and completed deals from the GlobalData financial deals database and excludes all terminated and rumored deals.