Cartonplast

Profile

Cartonplast primarily rents out reusable and recyclable plastic layer pads for the transportation of glass bottles, cans and other containers to the manufacturers of these containers. Within its customer value chain, Cartonplast has established a closed logistics cycle, comprising not only rental, but also collection, sorting and cleaning of the reusable layer pads. Compared to cardboard layer pads, those made of plastic are more hygienic, safer in transport and – due to their reusability – more cost-efficient.

Thanks to its close customer relationships, Cartonplast has gained a leading position in Europe – in a market with solid growth rates. The company is benefiting from an outsourcing trend as well as from sustainability efforts and the increasing importance of reusability.

Management Buyout

Majority investment of DBAG Fund VII

First invested

November 2019

Revenues 2022

€101mn

As of 31 December 2023

Contact

Volker Bonsels

Managing Director

Volker Bonsels joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 1995 and became a Managing Director in 2001.

He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Technology, Kaiserslautern, and also studied at the University of Warwick. He started his professional career as a trainee in corporate banking at Deutsche Bank.

Volker Bonsels has 27 years of experience in private equity. He was, and is, a member of the advisory councils at those portfolio companies in which DBAG invested under his lead capacity. He has extensive expertise in a variety of sectors, including building components, industrial services and mechanical and plant engineering. Among the most successful transactions he led are Coperion, Lewa and Otto Sauer Achsenfabrik.