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KKR exits Goodpack

Private equity firm KKR has reportedly agreed to sell Goodpack back to the company’s founding Lam family in a deal valuing the reusable IBC maker at about $1.4 billion (€1.17 billion), according to a source close to the transaction cited by the Business Times, Singapore.

The sale marks the end of a decade-long investment by KKR, which first acquired Goodpack in 2014 through a privatisation of the then Singapore-listed group. The Lam family is understood to have retained a minority stake following that transaction.

KKR had explored options to exit Goodpack since 2020 and formally put the business up for sale in October 2024. Infrastructure investor I Squared Capital was previously reported as a frontrunner, with Brookfield Asset Management and Apollo Global Management also said to have shown interest.

Founded in 1980, Goodpack leases reusable pallet-sized IBCs. A source said the buyback reflects the family’s belief that Goodpack is entering a new phase of growth as customers redesign supply chains to improve resilience, efficiency, and sustainability.