much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . november 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message the kl ckner pentaplast group is among the world s largest suppliers of films for pharmaceutical medical devices food electronics and general packaging . the company was founded in 1965 as a subsidiary of kl ckner werke ag in montabaur germany . its first production facility outside germany was opened in 1979 in gordonsville virginia . the company was sold in 2001 to a partnership by cinven and jp morgan following a restructuring in the supervisory board of kl ckner werke ag . in 2007 it was purchased by the blackstone group . in june 2012 kl ckner pentaplast was acquired by a group of investors under the leadership of strategic value partners svp . references edit company history from official site . external links edit corporate site v t e the blackstone group founders peter george peterson stephen a. schwarzman business services cms computers rgis sungard minority shareholder consumer retail michaels joint control performance food group pinnacle foods united biscuits financial services bankunited minority stake healthmarkets minority stake fgic minority stake healthcare biomet emcure pharmaceuticals investment vanguard health systems industrial freescale joint control kl ckner pentaplast trw automotive control media telecommunications eaccess investment nielsen holdings minority stake axtel minority stake deutsche telekom minority stake tdc minority stake the weather channel minority stake travel & leisure hilton worldwide center parcs europe freehold caesars entertainment corporation minority stake merlin entertainments minority stake seaworld entertainment tragus group travelport real estate extended stay america minority stake equity office luxury resorts lxr la quinta inns & suites retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kl ckner pentaplast & oldid 733969940 categories orange county virginiamanufacturing companies based in virginiaplastics companiescompanies established in 19651965 establishments in west germanyhidden categories articles lacking reliable references from november 2010all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 11 august 2016 at 08 17 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view