Houlihan Lokey Advises A&M Capital Europe

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that A&M Capital Europe (AMCE), a London-based middle-market private equity investment firm, has acquired STOK Emballage, a leading value-add packaging distributor in Denmark with a growing international presence. The transaction was completed on 30 April 2024.

Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Langeskov, Denmark, STOK Emballage is a leading one-stop-shop distributor of protective packaging, offering a comprehensive range of customisable and standard packaging materials, on-site machinery services, warehousing solutions, and advisory services. With a leading position in Denmark and a rapidly expanding international presence, STOK caters to a diverse customer base across the food and beverage, consumer lifestyle, industrial, and healthcare sectors. The company has historically experienced strong organic and acquisitive growth, completing 12 acquisitions over the past 25 years, four of which were in the previous three years.

AMCE is a London-headquartered, middle-market private equity investment firm specialising in building pan-European platform companies through buy-and-build and organic growth initiatives. AMCE Fund I currently has €650 million of commitments under management, and STOK Emballage represents AMCE’s eighth platform investment and 20th transaction. More broadly, AMCE is part of A&M Capital, a multi-strategy private equity investment firm, which currently manages funds and accounts with commitments totalling ~€5.5 billion across four investment strategies.

Houlihan Lokey acted as the exclusive buyside financing advisor to AMCE.