Resolute Forest Products - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Resolute Forest Products M&A Summary

Resolute Forest Products has acquired 5 companies of its own, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

Resolute Forest Products’ largest acquisition to date was in 2019, when it acquired Conifex Timber - Three U.S. Sawmills for $163M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2018, when it sold Resolute Forest Products - Catawba SC Paper and Pulp Mill Operation to New-Indy Containerboard for $300M. Resolute Forest Products has acquired in 2 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include forest products (80%) and renewable energy (20%).

Resolute Forest Products Ownership

Who owns Resolute Forest Products?

Resolute Forest Products is owned by Domtar. It was acquired on July 6, 2022.

Resolute Forest Products Business Overview

Where is Resolute Forest Products headquartered?

Resolute Forest Products is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.

What is Resolute Forest Products’ revenue?

Resolute Forest Products disclosed revenue of 4,258M USD for 2014 and 4,461M USD for 2013.

How many employees does Resolute Forest Products have?

Resolute Forest Products has 7,700 employees.

What sector is Resolute Forest Products in?

Resolute Forest Products is a forest products company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 5

Resolute Forest Products

Resolute Forest Products, Inc.

1010 De La GauchetiEre Street West, Suite 400,
Montreal, Quebec H3B 2N2
Canada,
(514) 875-2160
www.resolutefp.com

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.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 4 - - 1 - - 5
vol $319M $319M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $355M $355M
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Boralex - Senneterre Power Plant 2022-04-01 - Divestiture
Kingsey Falls, Quebec
Conifex Timber, Inc. - Three U.S. Sawmills 2019-12-24 163M USD Divestiture
, United States
Resolute Forest Products, Inc. - Catawba, SC, Paper and Pulp Mill Operation 2018-10-02 300M USD Divestiture
Montréal, Quebec
Resolute Forest Products, Inc. - Resolute Forest Products Recycled Pulp Mill 2018-08-30 55M USD Divestiture
Fairmont, West Virginia
Tembec, Inc. - Sawmill Division 2016-09-22 - Divestiture
Senneterre, Quebec
Atlas Paper Mills LLC 2015-11-16 156M USD Add-on Acquisition
Miami, Florida · www.atlaspapermills.com
AbiBow Recycling LLC 2014-10-01 - Divestiture
Humble, Texas · www.pfresolu.com
Fibrek, Inc. 2012-02-13 - Add-on Acquisition
Montréal, Quebec · www.fibrek.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Forest Products 4 (80%) 319M (100%) 2 (67%) 355M (100%)
Renewable Energy 1 (20%) - - -
Environmental - - 1 (33%) -
Total 5 $319M 3 $355M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Canada 3 - 1 300M
  Quebec 3 - 1 300M
United States 2 319M 2 55M
  Florida 1 156M - -
  West Virginia - - 1 55M
  Texas - - 1 -
Domestic 3 (60%) - 1 (33%) 300M (85%)
Cross-border 2 (40%) 319M (100%) 2 (67%) 55M (15%)
Total 5 $319M 3 $355M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
TD Securities
1
BMO Capital Markets
1
Legal Deals
Akerman Senterfitt LLP
2
Rose Law Firm
1
Stikeman Elliott LLP
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $319M
TOTAL $319M
Largest Conifex Timber, Inc. - Three U.S. Sawmills
$163M (2019-12-24)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $300M
< $100M 1 $55M
TOTAL $355M
Largest Resolute Forest Products, Inc. - Catawba, SC, Paper and Pulp Mill Operation
$300M (2018-10-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Strategic(s)
60%
3 (60%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
3 (100%)

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