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Packaging dealmaking: September 2026

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Adherex Group, Lumson USA, PPC Flex and Specialized Packaging Group each announced acquisitions. Private equity firms Butterfly Equity and New Water Capital also made packaging additions to their portfolios.

Directly affected

  • FLEX Flex

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • DSEP FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DEEP BUFFER ETF - SEPTEMBER

    GA selected DSEP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: september. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • FSEP FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF September

    GA selected FSEP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: september. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • YSEP FT VEST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY MODERATE BUFFER ETF - SEPTEMBER

    GA selected YSEP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: september. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
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FSEP———————
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Adherex Group, Lumson USA, PPC Flex and Specialized Packaging Group each announced acquisitions. Private equity firms Butterfly Equity and New Water Capital also made packaging additions to their portfolios.

Source: Packaging Dive

Price since this story was published: Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP)

Since the first closing price after “Packaging dealmaking: September 2026,” Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP) is -0.24%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.08% over the same days, a +0.84% difference versus the market.

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SPY

Who gains and who loses around Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP)

Companies carried with this story

  • DSEP Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September

    For “Packaging dealmaking: September 2026,” Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected DSEP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: september. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FSEP FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF September

    In “Packaging dealmaking: September 2026,” FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF September (FSEP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FSEP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: september. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • YSEP Ft Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer Etf - September

    Ft Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer Etf - September (YSEP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Oct 2026 story “Packaging dealmaking: September 2026.” Reason on file: GA selected YSEP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: september. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

How “Packaging dealmaking: September 2026” reaches Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP)

“Packaging dealmaking: September 2026” (2 Oct 2026) reaches Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP) through this story.

Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP) is on the page because GA selected DSEP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: september. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF September (FSEP): GA selected FSEP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: september. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates and price levels for Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP)

DSEP traded between 48.74 and 49.43 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 49.08. FSEP traded between 56.97 and 57.95 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 57.40. YSEP traded between 28.06 and 28.75 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 28.20.

A simple score for Ft Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer Etf - September (DSEP)

27 out of 100

“Packaging dealmaking: September 2026” scores 27 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 3 linked companies.