Investment: Allied Glass Containers

Business: Specialist manufacturer of glass bottles

Location: Leeds

Deal size: n/d

Turnover: £63m

CBPE led the managment buyout of Yorkshire-based Allied Glass Containers (AGC) from Associated British Foods plc. AGC is the UK's leading manufacturer of glass containers of premium consumer products such as spirits and fine foods. It specialises in making containers which have complex shapes, such as flasks, flagons and proprietary bottles for specific brands. AGC employs 580 people across its two manufacturing sites in Leeds and Knottingley.