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Greif acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Greif bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

Business	Deal	When	Value
Lee Container Corporation, Inc. Word for word“On December 15, 2022, we completed our previously announced acquisition of Lee Container Corporation, Inc., an industry-leading manufacturer of high-performance barrier and conventional blow molded containers, primarily serving customers in the agrochemical, other specialty chemical, oil and lubricant and pet care segments.” 10-K for 2022	agreed acquisition	On December 15, 2022, we completed	—
Ipackchem Word for word“On November 17, 2023, we entered into a definitive sale and purchase agreement (the “SPA”) with the owners of the parent company of Ipackchem pursuant to which we are to acquire Ipackchem for a purchase price valued at $538.0 million, subject to certain adjustments.” 10-K for 2023	agreed acquisition	November 17, 2023	$538.0 million
Ipackchem Group SAS Word for word“On February 7, 2023, TPG Plastics (“TPG”), a subsidiary of Ipackchem Group SAS, which we acquired on March 26, 2024, received a letter from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“U.S. EPA”) informing TPG that the U.S.” 10-K for 2024	acquisition	March 26, 2024	—

As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year ended	Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	Cash received from selling businesses	Goodwill from acquisitions
2016-10-31	$400,000	$23.8 million	$0
2017-10-31	$0	$5.9 million	$0
2018-10-31	$0	$1.4 million	$0
2019-10-31	$1.86 billion	$1.5 million	$748.9 million
2020-10-31	$0	$80.9 million	$0
2021-10-31	$0	$2.7 million	—
2022-10-31	—	$139.2 million	—
2023-10-31	—	$105.3 million	$235.5 million
2024-10-31	—	$89 million	$278.5 million
2025-09-30	—	$1.78 billion	—

Deal filings since 2016

2026-05-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2026-03-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2025-09-02 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2025-08-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2025-07-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-03-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2023-11-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2023-11-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2023-05-19 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-11-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-03-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-11-19 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-09-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-04-25 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2019-02-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-02-13 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2019-01-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-01-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-12-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-12-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-11-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-11-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-10-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-03-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Read from Greif’s annual reports (10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023, 10-K for 2022) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2024-12-23. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.