• Melanie Yermack (Managing Director) and Rick Weil (Managing Director) served as transaction leads
• The sale of Beyer Graphics to Resource Label Group represents the sixth folding carton transaction Mesirow has completed in the past year, highlighting Mesirow’s expertise and relationships within both the folding carton and healthcare packaging sectors

CHICAGO, June 17, 2024 – Mesirow is proud to announce that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to Beyer Graphics (“Beyer” or the “Company”) on its sale to Resource Label Group, LLC (“RLG”), a portfolio company of Ares Management.

Founded in 1982, Beyer Graphics is one of the leading providers of custom folding cartons specializing in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and cosmetic industries. Beyer Graphics' state-of-the-art facility focuses on providing packaging solutions to over the counter (OTC), pharmaceutical, vitamin, supplement, and cosmetics clients.

Dan Beyer, President & Co-Owner of Beyer Graphics said, “The Mesirow team was exceptional from start to finish. We are grateful for Mesirow’s expert guidance in identifying RLG as the ideal partner to support our continued growth, our customers, and our employees.”

“Beyer Graphics is a highly respected producer of folding cartons in the healthcare sector,” said Melanie Yermack, Managing Director of Mesirow Investment Banking. “RLG and its specialty division RLG Healthcare is an ideal partner for the business, allowing Beyer Graphics to service its customers more fully with a comprehensive healthcare packaging offering. We look forward to following the Company’s continued growth and success.”

The sale of Beyer Graphics represents another successful healthcare packaging transaction completed by Mesirow Investment Banking. Mesirow is one of the most active advisors in the packaging sector, having completed more than 200 transactions in the last 25 years. By leveraging extensive sector-specific expertise across industry groups and nurturing deep longstanding relationships, Mesirow has amassed a proven track record of highly tailored and successful transactions on behalf of its clients.

About Mesirow 
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Mesirow has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Chicago by Crain’s Chicago Business multiple times and is one of Barron’s Top 100 RIA firms. 

About Beyer Graphics 
Beyer Graphics was founded by William Beyer, Sr. in 1982 as a provider of packaging solutions. Operating in a 71,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility located in Commack, NY, Beyer Graphics is proud to have maintained client relationships that go back to its founding more than 30 years ago. For more information, visit www.beyergraphics.com.

About Resource Label Group
Resource Label Group, LLC is a leading full-service provider of label and packaging solutions with a diverse product offering which includes pressure sensitive labels, shrink sleeves, flexible packaging, RFID/NFC technology, sustainable product solutions, scent activation technology, industrial solutions, healthcare packaging and fulfillment services. RLG provides products and services for the food, beverage, chemical, household products, personal care, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, medical device, and technology industries. Headquartered in Franklin, TN and with thirty-one locations across the U.S. and Canada, RLG provides national leadership and scale to deliver capabilities, technologies, systems, and creative solutions that customers require. RLG is a portfolio company of Ares Management Corporation. For additional information, visit www.resourcelabel.com.