M&A Deal Summary

ND Paper Acquires Resolute Forest Products - Resolute Forest Products Recycled Pulp Mill

On August 30, 2018, ND Paper acquired forest products company Resolute Forest Products - Resolute Forest Products Recycled Pulp Mill from Resolute Forest Products for 55M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ND Paper’s 1st transaction in the Forest Products sector.
  • This is ND Paper’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is ND Paper’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is ND Paper’s 1st transaction in West Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-08-30
Target Resolute Forest Products - Resolute Forest Products Recycled Pulp Mill
Sector Forest Products
Buyer(s) ND Paper
Sellers(s) Resolute Forest Products
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 55M USD

Target

Resolute Forest Products - Resolute Forest Products Recycled Pulp Mill

Fairmont, West Virginia, United States
Resolute Forest Products, Inc. - Resolute Forest Products Recycled Pulp Mill is engaged in the business of manufacturing and distributing recycled pulp used in a wide range of products, from packaging to tissue paper. Located in the northern part of West Virginia, the Mill has an annual production capacity of approximately 218,000 metric tonnes, and is one of three pulp mills in the world that produces air-dried recycled pulp.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ND Paper

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States

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Category Company
Founded 2018
Sector Forest Products
DESCRIPTION

ND Paper LLC is a global paper product manufacturer and the largest containerboard producer in China and Asia. Nine Dragons has an extensive product line of kraftlinerboard, testlinerboard, white top linerboard, coated linerboard, high performance corrugating medium, coated duplex board, and coated white board. These products, along with the Rumford and Biron product lines, provide a one-stop shop for a broad variety of your needs in packaging and paper products.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Forest Products) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (West Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Resolute Forest Products

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Category Company
Sector Forest Products
Employees7,700
Revenue 4.3B USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Resolute Forest Products is engaged in the forest products industry with a diverse range of products, including newsprint, specialty papers, market pulp and wood products. The company owns or operates some 40 pulp and paper mills and wood products facilities in the United States, Canada and South Korea, and power generation assets in Canada. Barclays is based in Montreal, Quebec.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Forest Products) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
State (West Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2018) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-22 Tembec - Sawmill Division

Senneterre, Quebec, Canada

Tembec, Inc. - Sawmill Division is a provider of forest products,

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-02 Resolute Forest Products - Catawba SC Paper and Pulp Mill Operation

Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Resolute Forest Products, Inc. - Catawba, SC, Paper and Pulp Mill operation includes a kraft mill and a pulp dryer to produce market pulp, a thermomechanical pulp mill as well as a lightweight coated paper machine. The facility currently employs 460 people.

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