Andrew K. Petryk Quoted in Plastics News – Midyear M&A: Buyers stepped forward as private equity stepped aside

Andrew K. Petryk, Managing Director and Co-Head of Industrials, was quoted in Plastics News regarding 2019 trends in the plastics market.

Petryk added “[PE firms] are looking for size, and plastics is still fragmented.”

Packaging continues to do well, said Petryk at BGL, while interest in automotive “is relatively flat.”

Plastics sustainability issues “aren’t scaring off buyers, but they do come up in conversations now,” Petryk added.

The full article is available on the Plastics News website.