Glatfelter - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Glatfelter M&A Summary

Glatfelter has acquired 8 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Glatfelter’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired Jacob Holm & Sons AG for $308M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2018, when it sold Pixelle Specialty Solutions to Lindsay Goldberg for $360M. Glatfelter has acquired in 2 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include forest products (75%) and apparel/textiles (13%).

Glatfelter Business Overview

Where is Glatfelter headquartered?

Glatfelter is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

What is Glatfelter’s revenue?

Glatfelter disclosed revenue of 1,386M USD for 2023 and 1,491M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Glatfelter have?

Glatfelter has 2,916 employees.

What sector is Glatfelter in?

Glatfelter is a forest products company.

When was Glatfelter founded?

Glatfelter was founded in 1864.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 2

Glatfelter

Glatfelter Corp.

Capitol Towers South 4350 Congress Street Suite 600,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28209
United States,
(704) 885-2555
www.glatfelter.com

Glatfelter is a provider of specialty papers and fiber-based engineered materials. Glatfelter was founded in 1864 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 6 - 2 - - - 8
vol $649M $483M $1.1B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $360M $360M
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Jacob Holm & Sons AG 2021-07-22 308M USD Add-on Acquisition
Basel, Switzerland · www.jacob-holm.com
Georgia-Pacific LLC - Nonwovens Business 2021-01-06 175M USD Divestiture
Mt. Holly, North Carolina
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC 2018-10-31 360M USD Divestiture
Spring Grove, Pennsylvania · www.pixelle.com
Georgia-Pacific Steinfurt GmbH 2018-06-19 185M USD Divestiture
Steinfurt, Germany
Spezialpapierfabrik Oberschmitten GmbH 2014-10-01 10M EUR Divestiture
Nidda,, Germany · www.glatfelter-ober-schmitten.de
Dresden Papier GmbH 2013-04-30 180M EUR Divestiture
Heidenau, Germany
Concert Industries Corp. 2010-02-12 187M CAD Add-on Acquisition
Gatineau, Quebec
Metallised Products Ltd. 2007-11-30 7M USD Add-on Acquisition
Caerphilly, United Kingdom · www.metpap.com
NewPage - Carbonless Paper Business 2006-02-22 80M USD Divestiture
, United States
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Forest Products 6 (75%) 637M (56%) 1 (100%) 360M (100%)
Apparel/Textiles 1 (13%) 308M (27%) - -
Consumer Products 1 (13%) 187M (17%) - -
Total 8 $1.1B 1 $360M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Germany 3 375M - -
United States 2 255M 1 360M
  North Carolina 1 175M - -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 360M
Canada 1 187M - -
  Quebec 1 187M - -
Switzerland 1 308M - -
United Kingdom 1 7M - -
Domestic 2 (25%) 255M (23%) 1 (100%) 360M (100%)
Cross-border 6 (75%) 877M (77%) - -
Total 8 $1.1B 1 $360M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
2
Legal Deals
Shearman & Sterling
2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 5 $1.0B
< $100M 3 $97M
TOTAL $1.1B
Largest Jacob Holm & Sons AG
$308M (2021-07-22)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $360M
TOTAL $360M
Largest Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC
$360M (2018-10-31)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
13%
1 (13%)
Strategic(s)
63%
5 (63%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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