Berry Plastics, which makes products such as duct tapes, spray adhesives and food wrap films, said it would buy Avintiv on a debt-free, cash-free basis.
Berry Plastics' shares rose nearly 2 percent to $34 in trading before the bell on Friday.Avintiv, which changed its name from PGI Specialty Materials Inc last month, was bought by Blackstone Group in 2010 for $326.2 million in cash from private equity firm MatlinPatterson in 2010.The company, as PGI, filed for an initial public offering in February. At that time the company said its net loss had nearly tripled to about $97 million in the nine months ended Sept. 27, while sales rose 2.2 percent to $1.5 billion.Avintiv's specialty materials are also used in feminine hygiene products, face masks and surgical gowns and its customers include Procter & Gamble Co