Gruber & Co. Group GmbH
After helping Gruber grow North American sales 10x, Barry led the market study, target identification, and acquisition work that established a real US operating base.
Buy-Side & Int'l Buyers
Find the deal nobody else is working.
Most plastics buyers see the same listings and the same competitive bid processes. Barry runs retained search engagements that define your fit criteria, identify the right companies, and begin confidential outreach before the target is listed anywhere.
Cross-border reach. North American operating judgment.
International Buyers
For international companies evaluating North American entry, the credibility gap is smaller here.
Barry has worked inside Austrian, Japanese, and Asian businesses and built operations in the US, Mexico, Brazil, and Poland. That experience matters when the transaction is cross-border and the buyer is evaluating more than just a financial model.
Direct operating experience in 6+ countries and 4 continents.
Global Contract Manufacturer
Barry helped identify and qualify JV partners across North America, South America, and Eastern Europe, then stayed involved through startup and operating support.
What Buyers Need
The retained search model is designed around what strategic buyers actually care about.
The differentiator is not just access to targets. It is the combination of unlisted outreach, operating judgment, and cross-cultural transaction experience.
The Strategic Requirement
The Curtis Plastics Advantage
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The Strategic Requirement
Unlisted targets with no competing bids
The Curtis Plastics Advantage
Proactive identification and confidential outreach to qualified North American companies
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The Strategic Requirement
Operator-level diligence, not just financial screens
The Curtis Plastics Advantage
35 years of plastics operations and direct manufacturing leadership
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The Strategic Requirement
Cross-cultural transaction guidance
The Curtis Plastics Advantage
Senior experience inside Japanese, Austrian, and Asian companies
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The Strategic Requirement
Structure flexibility
The Curtis Plastics Advantage
Documented experience with acquisitions, JVs, partnerships, and post-close operating support
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The Strategic Requirement
Integration help after close
The Curtis Plastics Advantage
Operational follow-through beyond the transaction itself
Whatever your acquisition criteria, we run a retained search and find the targets before they are listed anywhere.
North American strategic buyers, private equity firms, and international entrants can all use the same proactive search framework.