Recent events
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2026
SIG appoints Ann-Kristin Erkens as CEO
Packaging group SIG announced on 17 August 2026 that its chief financial officer Ann-Kristin Erkens will take on the role of chief executive officer, effective immediately, succeeding Mikko Keto. Erkens will continue as CFO until a successor is appointed.
2022
SIG announces agreement to acquire Scholle IPN
SIG and Scholle IPN announced that they had agreed to SIG acquiring Scholle IPN. The transaction was expected to close before the end of the third quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.
2021
宜买车 completes $70 million Series C funding round
宜买车 announced that it completed a $70 million Series C funding round led by SIG, with existing shareholders also participating. The funds are mainly intended for building its consumer digitization system and further developing supply-chain digitization.
2021
SIG appoints Steve Davies as Divisional Sales Director
SIG announced Steve Davies’s appointment as SIG Distribution’s Divisional Sales Director for the North.
2021
MPL raises $95 million in Series D funding
Mobile Premier League announced that it raised $95 million in a Series D round led by Composite Capital and Moore Strategic Ventures, with additional investors participating. The company said it would use the funds to expand its esports portfolio and international operations.
2020
Shed5 acquires SIG industrial site in Dudley
Commercial property specialist Shed5 Ltd acquired the 3.9-acre SIG facility on Pedmore Road in Dudley for £1.9 million off-market.
2020
ClassIn announced $265 million Series C funding
ClassIn announced a $265 million Series C funding round led by Hillhouse Ventures, with Tencent, SIG, Ince Capital and Gaocheng Capital participating. The company said it would use the funds to expand product R&D, develop education technologies and explore more overseas markets.
2020
Xiaoku Technology completes funding round
Xiaoku Technology announced that it had completed a new funding round worth tens of millions of US dollars, co-led by SIG and 5Y Capital, with existing investors Gobi Partners and Oriental Fortune Capital also participating.
2020
Yunxuetang completes $100 million Series D financing
Yunxuetang announced that it had completed a $100 million Series D financing led by Dazheng Capital, with existing investors Yunfeng Fund and SIG also participating. The company said the funds would mainly support content ecosystem development and improvements to its professional service capabilities.
2019
SIG launches beverage cartons made with recycled polymers
SIG launched beverage cartons made with recycled polymers produced from post-consumer plastic waste; the company said they were the first such beverage cartons.
2019
SIG agrees to sell Building Solutions business to Kingspan
SIG agreed to sell its Building Solutions (National) business to Kingspan for £37.5 million on a cash-free, debt-free basis.
2019
SIG expects significantly lower annual profit
SIG said it expects significantly lower annual profit in its specialist distribution and roofing merchanting businesses amid deterioration in construction activity in key markets.