1、Plastics SectorM&A UpdateQ4 2025For more information on R.L Hulett or this report please visit our website at ,call us at(314)721-0607,or contact a professional listed on this page.REPORT HIGHLIGHTS In Q4,the Producer Price Index(PPI)for Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing decreased 0.71%,refl

2、ecting easing feedstock costs and pricing normalization following price increases earlier in the year.The median EV/EBITDA multiple for reported private equity deals in the Plastics sector increased to 9.9x in 2025 from 2.5x in 2024 and decreased for strategic deals to 5.1x from 8.9x in 2024.M&A Q4

3、deal volume in the sector remained flat compared to Q3 deal volume at 131 closed deals,and increased 1.6%from 129 deals in Q4 of the prior year.Europe was the most active region in Q4 with 61 deals.Most notably in Europe was Laumann Groups$315.8 million acquisition of Epwin Group,a UK-based manufact

4、urer and supplier of low-maintenance building products.Total capital invested in M&A transactions decreased 71.4%in Q4 to$3.2B from$11.2B in Q3,due primarily to a shift in mix in Q4 to smaller sized deals.In Q3,James Hardi Industries acquired The Azek Company for$9.1B whereas the largest transaction

5、 in Q4 was Glenwood Private Equitys$958.1 million acquisition of NanoH20,a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of reverse osmosis membranes.Plastics Sector M&A UpdateQ4 2025REPORT CONTRIBUTORSCONTENTS3 Global Deal Analytics7 Valuation Multiples10 Leading M&A Deals13 Industry Outlook14 About R.L.Hulett16

6、Selected Transactions18 Our M&A TeamTrevor HulettManaging DRyan HartmanADax KugelmanAPlastics M&A Update|Q4 2025|Page 3Source:Pitchbook Data36612313Of the 131 deals in the Plastics sector in Q4,Europe was the most active with 61.A notable European deal was Interpump Hydraulics$25.6 million acquisiti