Berry Plastics to buy Blackstone-owned Avintiv for $2.45 billion
July 31, 2015 at 08:53 AM EDT
(Reuters) - Plastic packaging products maker Berry Plastics Group Inc said it would buy Avintiv Inc, which makes materials used in products ranging from diapers to disinfectant wipes, for about $2.45 billion in cash from Blackstone Group LP .