Smyth Is Acquired by Crestview

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Smyth, a portfolio company of Novacap, sale to Crestview


Summary

Smyth Companies ("Smyth” or the "Company”), a portfolio company of Novacap, has been acquired by Crestview Partners (“Crestview”). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Baird served as exclusive financial advisor to Smyth on this transaction.

About

Smyth is a premier, full-service provider of labels and related packaging solutions including pressure sensitive labels, shrink sleeves, in-mold labels, glue-applied labels and flexible packaging with a focus on the household, food, health & beauty and automotive aftermarket segments. With 500+ employees across eight strategically-located facilities, the Company offers the national reach and breadth of product offering typically only available at the largest of label companies coupled with a high-touch, customer-first approach. Smyth is headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota.

Novacap is a leading North American private equity investor and one of Canada’s most experienced private equity firms. Founded in 1981 to partner with visionary entrepreneurs, Novacap focuses on middle market companies in four core sectors: Technologies, Industries, Financial Services and Digital Infrastructure. Novacap combines deep sector-specific expertise with strategic and operational excellence to support entrepreneurs and management teams. Since its inception, the firm has made primary and add-on investments in more than 250 companies. With over C$11 billion in assets under management and a presence across offices in Montreal, Toronto and New York, Novacap continues to drive innovation and growth. Novacap is headquartered in Brossard, Canada.

Crestview is a private equity firm focused on the middle market with approximately $10 billion of aggregate capital commitments. Crestview is led by a group of partners who have complementary experience and distinguished backgrounds in private equity, finance, operations and management. Crestview has senior investment professionals focused on sourcing and managing investments in each of the specialty areas of the firm: industrials, media and financial services. Crestview is headquartered in New York, New York.
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Industrial

Smyth, a portfolio company of Novacap, sale to Crestview

Date
March 2025
Company
Smyth Companies
Transaction
M&A - Sellside
Sectors
Industrial
Verticals
Packaging & Containers
Target Geography
North America
Acquiror Geography
North America

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