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Private investment firm Mill Rock Capital has announced that its portfolio company Mill Rock Packaging Partners has acquired All Packaging Company, a manufacturer of custom paperboard packaging.  All Packaging, which runs two facilities in Utah and Colorado, will continue to operate under the leadership of its president, Kenneth Pepper, who has made "significant investment" in Mill Rock Packaging.  Following the acquisition, All Packaging will become a sister company to Trojan Lithograph Corporation, which Mill Rock Packaging purchased in August 2020.  The acquisition is set to increase the scale and scope of Mill Rock's operations, which now comprise three converting facilities in western US. The combined platform will "offer a more robust suite of products, services and fulfilment capabilities to new and existing customers," a statement from Mill Rock Captial said.  "This combination creates a powerhouse in speciality paperboard packaging that represents a superior value proposition in the marketplace," said Mill Rock Packaging chairman Edward Rose. "We will continue to target growth with new and existing customers through the combined strengths of both companies and further planned investment in conversion capabilities, design innovation and automation." All Packaging's Mr Pepper added: "We are delighted to join forces with Mill Rock Packaging. Going forward we'll sustain our commitment to our customers' success, offering the same high-quality service with the combined resources of a broader platform." Terms of the transaction have not yet been disclosed.