Mesirow, an independent, employee-owned financial services firm, has announced it acted as the exclusive financial advisor to MacArthur Corporation on its sale to AWT Labels & Packaging, a premier provider of labels and flexible packaging and portfolio company of Morgan Stanley Capital Partners.

Headquartered in Grand Blanc, MI, MacArthur is a supplier of and highly-engineered labels, tags and functional components to the automotive and mobility, electronics, medical technology and industrial sectors. With its enhanced technologies and presence in the top three global manufacturing regions, MacArthur provides best-in-class products for Global 500 corporations and their leading Tier 1 supply chain partners. The partnership between the Company and AWT will enable MacArthur to enhance its cutting-edge portfolio of proprietary label technology while bolstering AWT’s global operations and industry presence.

Christie Wong Barrett, CEO of MacArthur, comments, “Since its start in 1970, MacArthur has built a position as a leader in the industrial label space. With their experience in working with family-owned businesses, industry expertise and strong presence within the packaging market and private equity community, the Mesirow team identified the ideal partner to maintain this 50-year reputation and enhance our offering to customers.”

Tom Barrett, president of MacArthur, says, “Mesirow added significant value at all stages of the process. Their team brought professionalism, expertise and deep industry connections to achieve a great result.”

“We valued the opportunity to advise MacArthur throughout this transaction,” notes Louis Mitchell, managing director of Mesirow Investment Banking. “The Company is a remarkable technological leader – its market-leading position combined with our valued relationships with AWT and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners enabled us to solidify this strategic partnership that we believe will benefit all stakeholders.”

The sale of MacArthur to AWT represents another successful assignment completed by Mesirow Investment Banking. Mesirow is one of the most active advisors in the paper, plastics and packaging sectors, having completed more than 170 transactions over the past 20 years. Committed to leveraging extensive sector-specific expertise across industry groups and nurturing deep long-standing relationships, Mesirow has a proven track record of completing highly tailored and successful transactions on behalf of clients.