Chesapeake

Overview

Chesapeake is a global provider of paper-based packaging products for the healthcare, premium spirits, and confectionary markets as well as rigid plastic packaging for select markets. The company manufactures a broad range of secondary packaging products including premium cartons, leaflets, and labels. The company’s packaging solutions help its customers meet stringent regulatory requirements and satisfy their demand for brand-defining premium packaging.

Executed Key Value Creation Initiatives

Led distressed-to-control transaction and repositioned business for growth
Invested substantially to upgrade manufacturing capabilities
Led global procurement initiatives to improve supply chain—lowering costs and diversifying sources
Remediated substantially underfunded pension obligation
Completed three complementary add-on acquisitions (all proprietary)