Mergers & Acquisitions

Brazil's Suzano, the world's largest pulpmaker, is looking to expand its paper footprint internationally while continuing to increase production at home, the company's chief financial officer said.

With a capacity production of 440.000 tonnes of paper and 535 million square meters of corrugated board packaging, Schumacher Packaging employs 1,540 people in Poland. The turnover of the Polish sites was 327 million euros in 2023 (aggregated sales).

Bolt-on additions will further enhance Southern Timberlands portfolio and expand footprint in attractive markets.

The transaction includes an annual production capacity of 340,000 metric tons distributed across four production sites in Shelby, North Carolina, Lewiston, Idaho, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Elwood, Illinois. The completion of the acquisition is expected within 2024, subject to receipt of customary regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.

One of the largest timberland transactions to date in Brazil, and the largest ever in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Canfor Corporation is pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition from Arkansas Resolute El Dorado Inc., of its lumber manufacturing facility in Union County, Arkansas. The transaction, previously announced on May 1, 2024, is a strategic complement to the Company's existing regional operations, including its adjacent El Dorado Laminating Plant and its nearby Urbana sawmill.

Ansell Limited, a global leader in protection solutions, announced it had successfully completed the acquisition of Kimberly-Clark's Personal Protective Equipment (KCPPE) business.

The combined firm, Smurfit WestRock PLC, will have standard London listing, surrendering FTSE 100 status.

Agreement emphasizes Hood Container Corporation's continued focus on corrugated packaging operations and includes all Independent II's corrugated, design, and manufacturing operations in Louisville, Kentucky.

UPM has signed an agreement on the sale of its 50% stake in the recovered paper sorting plant ASD Altpapier Sortierung Dachau GmbH in Germany, ("ASD") to ROWE GmbH, a company specialized in services, processing and logistics in the field of recovered paper.

The U.S. packaging firm expects to achieve more than $100 million in synergies from the integration of Eviosys with Sonoco's complementary metal can business.

On Tuesday, DS Smith and International Paper announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act has expired.

The Italian paper and packaging company Fedrigoni said it has acquired a majority stake in the Chinese company BoingTech, one of the major RFID (radio frequency identification) inlay and tag manufacturers worldwide with operations in China and Malaysia.

The transaction is expected to close in the second half of calendar 2024 and is subject to approval by Glatfelter shareholders and completion of the remaining customary closing conditions.

Ennis, Inc. is pleased to announce its acquisition of Printing Technologies, Inc. (PTI) located in Indianapolis, IN. Founded in 1994, PTI is a leading manufacturer of innovative media solutions used in all types of Printing Technologies including direct thermal, thermal transfer, ink jet, dot matrix and laser.

Brazilian pulpmaker Suzano said it has terminated talks to buy International Paper, adding the U.S.-based firm did not engage with the highest price it was willing to pay.

Shares in the new entity, Smurfit WestRock, will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday and will immediately join key US stock indices, including the S&P 500, the most widely-followed equities index in the world. The company will also retain a secondary listing in London.

International Paper Co.'s top boss traveled to London to reaffirm his company's commitment to merger partner DS Smith Plc, downplaying a takeover offer from Suzano SA that threatens to derail their pending $7.4 billion deal, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Smurfit Kappa, one of the world's leading providers of sustainable packaging solutions, has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Artemis Ltd., a Bag-in-Box packaging plant located in Shumen, Bulgaria.

SMC Packaging Group operates across multiple locations in Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.

Analysts from Jefferies are predicting a potential cash offer for IP in the range of $54-57 per share, a figure that aligns with previous investor expectations. However, IP's board may value the company significantly higher.

Under the terms of the agreement, Suzano will acquire a 15 percent stake in Lenzing from B&C and the two shareholders will form a long-term syndicate which will hold the majority stake (52.25 percent) in the company. Subject to the closing of the transaction, B&C will hold a 37.25 percent stake in Lenzing and keep the role as controlling member of the new syndicate, with Suzano holding the minority stake of 15 percent. The price per share will be EUR 39.70, with a total acquisition purchase price of EUR 230 million to be fully paid at closing.

WestRock Company, a leading provider of sustainable fiber-based paper and packaging solutions, announced that, based on the preliminary vote count, WestRock stockholders voted to approve the Transaction Agreement and other proposals related to the combination of Smurfit Kappa Group plc ("Smurfit Kappa") and WestRock (the "Combination") at WestRock's Special Meeting of Stockholders held earlier today (June 13).

Brazilian pulp and paper company Suzano has been in talks with its advisers about sweetening its $15 billion acquisition offer for International Paper, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Brazilian pulpmaker Suzano confirmed it is interested in assets owned by International Paper, but said that it has not reached any final decision about a deal.