Founded in 2003, Blaige & Company is an investment banking firm dedicated exclusively to the plastics, chemicals, and packaging. The firm provides services merger and acquisition, corporate divestiture, private equity portfolio divestitures, bilateral negotiations, restructuring, management buyouts, public-to-private, ESOP transactions, joint ventures, private placement of equity, recapitalization, and strategic advisory services. The firm's focus on plastics and packaging extend across a wide range of markets including automotive and transportation, aerospace and defense, building and construction, consumer goods, agricultural and horticulture, retail, distribution and materials, food and beverage, industrial and manufacturing, medical and healthcare, pharmaceuticals, personal care, and security. The Blaige & Co. is based in Illinois, Chicago.