Brookfield Asset Management has acquired Fosber Group in a transaction valued at approximately $900 million, completing a carve-out from Guangdong Dongfang Precision.
Fosber designs and manufactures corrugator lines and related systems used in the production of corrugated board. Its operations span Italy, the United States and China, supplying equipment and services to box manufacturers globally.
The company will continue to be led by global CEO Marco Bertola, with no changes announced to its operating structure.
The acquisition places Fosber under Brookfield’s private equity portfolio, which includes a range of industrial and manufacturing assets. The investor indicated that the business will continue to focus on product development and international market expansion.
For the packaging sector, the transaction reflects continued investment interest in upstream machinery supporting corrugated production. Corrugator technology remains central to converter productivity, particularly as demand for higher speeds, automation and process stability increases.
The change in ownership may provide Fosber with additional financial capacity to support equipment upgrades, service networks and digital systems linked to performance monitoring.
The deal also underlines the strategic role of equipment manufacturers in the corrugated packaging value chain, where operational efficiency, board quality and uptime are directly linked to converter competitiveness.