Georgia-Pacific - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Georgia-Pacific M&A Summary

Georgia-Pacific has acquired 6 companies of its own. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 13 assets.

Georgia-Pacific’s largest acquisition to date was in 2000, when it acquired Fort James for $7.5B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2012, when it sold Georgia-Pacific - Tissue Business to Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA for $1.5B. Georgia-Pacific has acquired in 6 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include packaging (50%) and forest products (17%).

Georgia-Pacific Ownership

Who owns Georgia-Pacific?

Georgia-Pacific is owned by Koch Industries. It was acquired on November 14, 2005.

Georgia-Pacific Business Overview

Where is Georgia-Pacific headquartered?

Georgia-Pacific is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

What sector is Georgia-Pacific in?

Georgia-Pacific is a forest products company.

When was Georgia-Pacific founded?

Georgia-Pacific was founded in 1927.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity19
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity13
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12
  • M&A Advisors 3

Georgia-Pacific LLC

133 Peachtree St. NE,
Atlanta, Georgia 30348
United States,
(404)652-4000
www.gp.com

Georgia-Pacific is a manufacturer of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 6 - - - - - 6
vol $9.9B $9.9B
Sell (0.8/yr) # 9 - 2 2 - - 13
vol $1.9B $550M $2.4B
  19

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Color-Box 2022-02-14 - Divestiture
Atlanta, Georgia
Lumberton Cellulose LLC 2022-01-11 - Divestiture
Lumberton, North Carolina
Georgia-Pacific LLC - Four US Sawmills 2021-05-27 375M USD Divestiture
Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia-Pacific LLC - Nonwovens Business 2021-01-06 175M USD Divestiture
Mt. Holly, North Carolina
Georgia-Pacific Steinfurt GmbH 2018-06-19 185M USD Divestiture
Steinfurt, Germany
Georgia-Pacific LLC - Paper Chemicals Business 2017-09-29 - Divestiture
Atlanta, Georgia
PAX Corrugated Products, Inc. 2017-08-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Lebanon, Ohio · www.paxbox.com
Georgia-Pacific - Engineered Lumber Business 2015-12-21 215M USD Divestiture
, United States
SPG Holdings LLC 2014-08-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Dallas, Texas · www.spglp.com
Buckeye Technologies Inc. 2013-04-24 1.5B USD Add-on Acquisition
Memphis, Tennessee · www.bkitech.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC    - Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC - Pine Chemical Business 2017-08-22 1
Atlanta, Georgia · www.gp-chemicals.com Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia-Pacific Building Products LLC    - Georgia-Pacific Building Products LLC - Georgia-Pacific building products distribution business 2004-05-01 1
Atlanta, Georgia · www.gp.com Atlanta, Georgia

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Forest Products 1 (17%) 1.5B (15%) 6 (46%) 950M (39%)
Packaging 3 (50%) 170M (2%) 1 (8%) -
Transportation - - 3 (23%) -
Consumer Products 1 (17%) 7.5B (76%) 1 (8%) 1.5B (61%)
Building Materials 1 (17%) 750M (8%) - -
Chemicals - - 1 (8%) -
Distribution - - 1 (8%) -
Total 6 $9.9B 13 $2.4B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 6 9.9B 11 765M
  Georgia - - 6 375M
  North Carolina - - 2 175M
  Arkansas - - 2 -
  Texas 1 - - -
  Tennessee 1 1.5B - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 7.5B - -
  California 1 170M - -
Germany - - 1 185M
United Kingdom - - 1 1.5B
Domestic 6 (100%) 9.9B (100%) 11 (85%) 765M (31%)
Cross-border - - 2 (15%) 1.7B (69%)
Total 6 $9.9B 13 $2.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Blackstone Advisory Partners
1
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
1
Legal Deals
Shearman & Sterling
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $9.0B
$100M to $1B 2 $920M
TOTAL $9.9B
Largest Fort James Corp.
$7.5B (2000-07-18)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.5B
$100M to $1B 4 $950M
TOTAL $2.4B
Largest Georgia-Pacific LLC - Tissue Business
$1.5B (2012-07-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
2 (33%)
Strategic(s)
17%
1 (17%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
15%
2 (15%)
Strategic(s)
85%
11 (85%)

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