M&A Deal Summary

Bemis Acquires Alcan Packaging / Food Americas

On July 5, 2009, Bemis acquired packaging company Alcan Packaging / Food Americas from Alcan for 1.2B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bemis’ 9th transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Bemis’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bemis’ 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bemis’ 2nd transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-07-05
Target Alcan Packaging / Food Americas
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Bemis
Sellers(s) Alcan
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 1.2B USD

Target

Alcan Packaging / Food Americas

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Alcan Packaging / Food Americas consists of 23 flexible packaging facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and New Zealand. These facilities produce flexible packaging for the food and beverage industries.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bemis

Neenah, Wisconsin, United States
Category Company
Founded 1858
Sector Packaging
Employees17,696
Revenue 4.0B USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION
Bemis' corporate headquarters in Neenah, Wisconsin.
Bemis' corporate headquarters in Neenah, Wisconsin.

Bemis Company, Inc. is a multinational supplier of flexible packaging used by food, consumer products, medical, and pharmaceutical companies. Bemis also supplies pressure sensitive adhesive coated materials globally to label, signage, medical and graphics companies. Bemis was formed in 1858 and is based in Neenah, Wisconsin.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 18
Sector (Packaging) 9 of 14
Type (Divestiture) 6 of 8
State (Illinois) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 8 of 10
Year (2009) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-06-03 Huhtamaki Plásticos Rígidos Brasil

Brazil

Huhtamaki Plásticos Rígidos Brasil Ltda produces and sells food packaging products.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-01 Mayor Packaging Enterprises

Kwun Tong, China

Mayor Packaging is a leading manufacturer of flexible packaging materials for multiple industries including snack food, confectionery, frozen food, beverage, restorable food, liquid detergent and agrochemical markets.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Alcan

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1902
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees64,700
DESCRIPTION

Alcan, Inc. is a Canadian mining company and aluminium manufacturer. The Company also offers engineered products and packaging industries primarily in North America, Europe, and Asia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Packaging) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2009) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-09-12 Pechiney International S.A.

Cedex, France

Pechiney was a French aluminum packaging company. It's product line included aluminum cans, glass bottles, aluminum aerosol and airless pump dispensers.

Buy €4.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-30 Aluminerie Alouette

Sept-Iles,, Quebec, Canada

Aluminerie Alouette Inc. engages in aluminum smelting company that produces aluminum products.

Buy -
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