Mergers & Acquisitions

Graphic Packaging Holding Company announced it has reach an agreement to buy Artistic Carton Company, a package manufacturing company, for an undisclosed amount.

Sappi Limited announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire the 270,000 tpa Matane high yield hardwood pulp mill from Rayonier Advanced Materials for US$175 million.

Multi-Color Corporation announced that the anticipated acquisition of the Company by an affiliate of Platinum Equity, a leading private equity firm, is now complete.

Cascades will pay a cash consideration of US$207 million, financed by the Company's credit facilities.

Smurfit Kappa, which saw off an unwanted takeover bid from International Paper (IP) last year, is unlikely to court renewed interest from its US rival in the near term, according to analysts at French brokerage Exane BNP Paribas.

The deal will be financed through a rights issue of up to $257 million and is likely to be completed by late 2019 or early 2020.

Premier Paper Group has been acquired by Japan Pulp and Paper Company Limited.

The purchase price is approximately SEK 260 million (€24.2m) on a debt-free basis.

Biopappel, the largest manufacturer of paper and paper products in Mexico, said that through McKinley Paper Company, its US subsidiary, it acquired 55 percent of the company US Corrugated , Inc and subsidiaries.

Biopappel, the largest manufacturer of paper and paper products in Mexico, said that through McKinley Paper Company, its US subsidiary, it acquired 55 percent of the company US Corrugated , Inc and subsidiaries.

Biopappel, the largest manufacturer of paper and paper products in Mexico, said that through McKinley Paper Company, its US subsidiary, it acquired 55 percent of the company US Corrugated , Inc and subsidiaries.

BillerudKorsnäs sells 89.9% of Bergvik Skog Öst AB for a price corresponding to an enterprise value of SEK 12.2 billion on a debt free basis.

Amcor plc announces it has entered into a binding agreement with Kohlberg & Company, for the sale of three former Bemis plants located in the United Kingdom and Ireland for cash consideration of USD 394 million(€347 million).

The purchase price is approximately $39 million plus the market value of finished lumber and log inventory at closing.

Cascades has won the auction to acquire certain of the assets of Orchids Paper Products in proceedings before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

IT Tech Packaging, Inc. announced that Hebei Baoding Dongfang Paper Milling Company Limited, the major operating entity of the Company, has entered into an acquisition Agreement with Hebei Tengsheng Paper Co. Ltd., pursuant to which Dongfang Paper shall acquire 100% equity interests in Tengsheng Paper and all right, title and interest in and to all assets owned by Tengsheng Paper.

Amcor announces the successful completion of its acquisition of Bemis Company Inc., effective 11 June 2019.

Smurfit Kappa Group said it had upped its interest in Carton de Colombia to 97.7% after making a tender offer for minority shares in the business.

A condition of this approval is the previously announced sale of certain Amcor assets located in the US to Tekni-Plex, Inc.

International Paper has entered into an agreement with West Coast Paper Mills Limited to sell its controlling interest in International Paper APPM Limited, an India-based paper business.

International Paper has entered into an agreement with West Coast Paper Mills Limited to sell its controlling interest in International Paper APPM Limited, an India-based paper business.

As previously communicated, BillerudKorsnäs has entered into an agreement with all shareholders of Bergvik Skog AB concerning a split of Bergvik Skog AB's forest assets.