Ropes & Gray Represents Charlesbank Capital Partners and BOX Partners in its Acquisitions of The Packaging Wholesalers

Ropes & Gray represented Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC and its portfolio company, BOX Partners, a wholesaler of packaging, shipping, and industrial supplies, in the acquisition of The Packaging Wholesalers (“TPW”), a fellow nationwide packaging distributor. The transaction brings together two industry leaders, allowing the businesses to better serve their customers.

Based in Boston and New York, Charlesbank Capital Partners is a middle-market private investment firm that is focused on management-led buyouts and growth capital financings and also engages in opportunistic credit and technology investments. BOX Partners, headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, was acquired by Charlesbank in December 2021.

The Ropes & Gray team included private equity partners PJ Sullivan and Taylor Hart, tax partner Benjamin Rogers, real estate investments & transactions partner Peter Alpert, employment & benefits partner Kyle Higley, tax partner Scott Pinarchick, real estate partner Rich Gordet, and private equity associates Joshua Spector and Brandon Winer.