Mesirow announced that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to Canworks (“Canworks” or the “Company”) in its sale to Mason Wells.

Founded in 2020, Canworks is a direct-to-aluminum-can digital printer serving beverage brands across high-growth categories, including energy, wellness, hydration, craft beer, CBD and cannabis, ready-to-drink cocktails, seltzers and ciders, kombucha, among others. Canworks delivers a comprehensive suite of solutions that beverage brands need to stand out in competitive markets – fast turnaround times and operational agility, short-run flexibility, premium graphic design, technical support, and an environmentally sustainable product offering. Canworks was founded in 2020 by brothers Ryan and Marshall Thompson and today operates five facilities across the United States.

“Partnering with Mason Wells marks an exciting new chapter for Canworks. We are incredibly proud of the team we’ve built and the growth we’ve achieved. Mesirow’s guidance and in-depth expertise was indispensable in identifying Mason Wells as an ideal partner. We are confident that Mason Wells’ significant experience scaling businesses at similar inflection points as Canworks will further accelerate our mission,” said Marshall Thompson and Ryan Thompson, Co-founders of Canworks.

Rick Weil and Melanie Yermack, Managing Directors and Co-Heads of Packaging at Mesirow Investment Banking, said, “It was a privilege to work alongside such talented entrepreneurs and the entire Canworks team. Canworks has emerged as a fast-growing leader in aluminum can decorating solutions to the beverage industry. Mason Wells’ experience and resources make them a compelling partner, and we believe this partnership sets the stage for meaningful expansion.”

The sale of Canworks represents another successful packaging transaction completed by Mesirow Investment Banking. Mesirow is one of the most active advisors in the packaging industry, completing more than 225 packaging transactions over the past 25 years. By combining extensive sector-specific expertise across industry groups and nurturing deep, longstanding relationships, Mesirow has built a proven track record of highly tailored and successful transactions on behalf of its clients.