IPL and Schoeller Allibert complete merger
On July 1, 2025, IPL and Schoeller Allibert announced the completion of their previously announced merger to create an international sustainable packaging solutions provider under the new brand, IPL Schoeller.
55% of the new company is now owned by the former shareholders of IPL, consisting of investment funds managed by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (“MDP”) and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”). The existing shareholders of Schoeller Allibert, made up of Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.’s private equity business and the Schoeller family, own the remaining 45%.
Further information can be found on IPL Schoeller’s website.
Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, IPL Schoeller has a manufacturing footprint of 26 locations across North America, Continental Europe and the United Kingdom, with a combined proforma annual revenue of over US$1.4 billion in 2024 and over 4,000 employees.
Madison Dearborn Partners is a leading private equity investment firm based in Chicago. Since its formation in 1992, it has raised aggregate capital of more than US$31 billion and has completed over 160 platform investments.
CDPQ is a global investment group managing funds for public pension and insurance plans, working alongside partners to build enterprises that drive performance and progress. As of December 31, 2024, its net assets totalled C$473 billion.
Brookfield Asset Management is a leading global alternative asset manager, headquartered in New York, with over US$1 trillion of assets under management across renewable power and transition, infrastructure, private equity, real estate, and credit. Brookfield invests client capital for the long-term with a focus on real assets and essential service businesses that form the backbone of the global economy. It offers a range of alternative investment products to investors around the world — including public and private pension plans, endowments and foundations, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, insurance companies and private wealth investors.
The Schoeller Family is active in the areas of returnable packaging solutions and supply chain systems services with a special focus on sustainability. Its businesses have developed out of traditional roots from Gebrüder Schoeller in Düren (founded in 1799) and Alexander Schoeller & Co, Jülich (founded in 1880) and is now held by Martin and Christoph Schoeller and their families in the 7th generation.