M&A Deal Summary

Neenah Acquires Wausau Paper - Premium Paper Brands

On January 31, 2012, Neenah acquired forest products company Wausau Paper - Premium Paper Brands from Wausau Paper for 21M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Neenah’s 1st transaction in the Forest Products sector.
  • This is Neenah’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Neenah’s 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-01-31
Target Wausau Paper - Premium Paper Brands
Sector Forest Products
Buyer(s) Neenah
Sellers(s) Wausau Paper
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 21M USD

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Wausau Paper - Premium Paper Brands

United States
Wausau Paper - Premium Paper Brands is a producer of premium paper products in US. Brands include ASTROBRIGHTS®, ASTROPARCHE®, ROYAL LINEN®, ROYAL FIBER®, ROYAL LAID®, ROYAL COMPLEMENTS®, ROYAL COTTON®, ROYAL MARBLE®, ROYAL METALLICS®, ROYAL RESOURCE®, WAUSAU® BRIGHT WHITE and CREATIVE COLLECTION™.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Neenah

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

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Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Forest Products
Employees2,493
Revenue 1.0B USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Neenah Paper's corporate headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Entrance to Neenah Paper's corporate headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Neenah is a specialty materials company specialized in performance substrates used for tapes, labels, and other products, and premium printing and packaging papers. Neenah is organized into two primary businesses: a specialty, performance-based, technical products business and a premium fine papers business. The Company's technical products business is an international producer of transportation and other filter media and durable, saturated, and coated substrates for industrial products backings and a variety of other end markets. Neenah's technical products manufacturing facilities are located in Munising, Michigan, near Munich and Frankfurt, Germany. Neenah's fine paper business is a supplier of premium writing, text and cover papers, bright papers, and specialty papers in North America. Neenah's premium writing, text, cover, and specialty papers are used in commercial printing and imaging applications for corporate identity packages, invitations, personal stationery, and corporate annual reports, as well as premium labels and luxury packaging. Neenah was founded in 2004 and is based in Alpharetta, Georgia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector (Forest Products) 1 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 1 of 5
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 5
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-31 Southworth - Premium Business Paper Brands

United States

Southworth Company's Premium Business Paper Brands business sells premium paper products to major retail customers such as Staples, Office Depot, Office Max and Walmart.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Wausau Paper

Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1899
Sector Consumer Products
Employees870
Revenue 352M USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Wausau Paper Corp. is a producer and marketer of a complete line of away-from-home towel and tissue products, as well as soap and dispensing systems.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Forest Products) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-10-21 Missota Paper Company

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Missota provided high quality, heavy and medium basis weight specialty papers.

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