NEW YORK, March 20, 2026 – Proskauer advised Astara Capital Partners (“Astara”), a middle-market private equity firm, and its portfolio company Garlock Flexibles (“Garlock”) on the firm’s continuation vehicle for Garlock and the simultaneous merger of Garlock and C-P Flexible Packaging ("C-P"). The combination created one of the Top 15 flexible packaging manufacturers in North America, with 10 manufacturing locations strategically positioned across the United States and Canada.
Garlock/C-P's platform offers expanded capabilities in high-graphics flexographic printing, adhesive and extrusion lamination, cold seal applications, laser perforation and scoring, clean-room production, and stand-up pouch and bag converting. The company continues to advance recyclable and compostable flexible packaging formats and sustainable material solutions to support customers' evolving environmental commitments.
The Proskauer team was led by partners Grant Darwin and Kristian Herrmann and associates Jesse Vreeken and Joshua Spector (M&A); partners Chris Robinson and Blake Halperin (Private Funds); partner Philip Kaminski (Corporate & Fund Finance); partners Jeremy Naylor and Malcolm Hochenberg and senior counsel Bowon Koh (Tax); and partner Nicholas LaSpina (Compensation & Benefits).