{
  "id": 5291966,
  "title": "Apax lines up €1bn debt package for Gerresheimer unit acquisition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/apax-lines-up-1bn-debt-package-for-gerresheimer-unit-acquisition",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-03T08:51:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Private Equity Wire",
    "slug": "private-equity-wire",
    "url": "https://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/apax-lines-up-e1bn-debt-package-for-gerresheimer-unit-acquisition/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Private equity firm Apax Partners is set to acquire two businesses from German packaging company Gerresheimer, backed by a €1 billion leveraged debt package, according to Bloomberg. The financing is expected to consist of term debt and a revolving credit facility, potentially syndicated to institutional investors later this year. Apax announced in July its intention to buy Gerresheimer's Primary Packaging Plastics (PPP) and Centor US Holding, a US-based pharmacy packaging manufacturer. While Apax chose not to disclose the purchase price, they confirmed the combined businesses have an enterprise value of €1.5 billion.",
  "summary": "Apax Partners is lining up around €1bn of leveraged debt financing to support its acquisition of two businesses from German packaging specialist Gerresheimer, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the transaction.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}