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Domtar Acquires Xerox’s U.S. and Canadian Paper Business

On March 22, 2013, Domtar acquired manufacturer Xerox’s U.S. and Canadian Paper Business from Xerox

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Domtar’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Domtar’s 3rd transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-03-22
Target Xerox’s U.S. and Canadian Paper Business
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Domtar
Sellers(s) Xerox
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Xerox’s U.S. and Canadian Paper Business

United States
Xerox’s U.S. and Canadian Paper Business is a paper and print media products business operating in the United States and Canada.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Domtar

Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States
Category Company
Founded 1848
Sector Forest Products
Employees8,900
Revenue 3.7B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Domtar is a provider of a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication, specialty and packaging papers, market pulp, and air-laid nonwovens. Domtar was founded in 1848 and is based in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 9
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 3 of 7
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-11 EAM

Jesup, Georgia, United States

EAM Corp. develops and manufactures two proprietary, patented absorbent material, NovaThin and NovaZorb, engineered from a blend of specialty fluff pulp and super absorbent polymers to produce a highly dense, yet thin, absorbent web. NovaThin and Novazorb serve as a pre-formed, absorbent core for use in personal care applications, such as feminine hygiene, adult incontinence, baby diapers, and training pants.

Buy $61M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-19 Laboratorios Indas SAU

Madrid, Spain

Indas manufactures adult incontinence products with a smaller focus on producing other hygiene products and dressings.

Buy €285M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Xerox

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
Category Company
Founded 1903
Sector Business Services
Employees16,800
Revenue 6.2B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Xerox office in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
Xerox office in downtown Chicago, Illinois.

Xerox is a provider of business process and document management services worldwide. Xerox was founded in 1903 and is based in Norwalk, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 9
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 8
Country: United States M&A 2 of 8
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-26 IMPIKA SA

Aubagne, France

IMPIKA SA is a world leader in the design, production and marketing of advanced industrial inkjet printing solutions.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-05 LearnSomething

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

LearnSomething, Inc. is a provider of custom e-learning solutions and consumer education for the food, drug and healthcare industries.

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