M&A Deal Summary

Domtar Acquires Resolute Forest Products

On July 6, 2022, Domtar acquired forest products company Resolute Forest Products

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Domtar’s 2nd transaction in the Forest Products sector.
  • This is Domtar’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Domtar’s 1st transaction in Quebec.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-07-06
Target Resolute Forest Products
Sector Forest Products
Buyer(s) Domtar
Deal Type Going Private
Advisor(s) CIBC Capital Markets (Financial)
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Stikeman Elliott (Legal)

Target

Resolute Forest Products

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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.

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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 8 of 9
Sector (Forest Products) 2 of 3
Type (Going Private) 1 of 1
State (Quebec) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-12 DKP Pulp

Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

DKP Pulp owns and operates the Kamloops Mill and produces high-quality Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft pulp and unbleached softwood Kraft for customers in North America and Asia. DKP Pulp is based in Kamloops, British Columbia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-04 Iconex

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Iconex is a low-cost provider of paper receipt solutions that transform business processes to drive profitability, productivity, customer satisfaction, and sustainability. Iconex was founded in 2015 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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