Berry Plastics to buy Blackstone-owned Avintiv for $2.45 bln
July 31, 2015 at 08:16 AM EDT
July 31 (Reuters) - 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.