M&A Deal Summary

Fibermark Acquires Arcon Coating Mills Inc

On January 1, 1996, Fibermark acquired forest products company Arcon Coating Mills Inc from Northwood Ventures

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fibermark’s 1st transaction in the Forest Products sector.
  • This is Fibermark’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Fibermark’s 1st transaction in Vermont.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1996-01-01
Target Arcon Coating Mills Inc
Sector Forest Products
Buyer(s) Fibermark
Sellers(s) Northwood Ventures
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Arcon Coating Mills Inc

Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
Arcon Coating Mills is a producer of tapes and edge covering materials used to bind, reinforce, protect, and decorate office and school supply products, checkbooks, and hard- and soft- cover books.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Fibermark

West Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Founded 1861
Sector Forest Products
Employees1,710
DESCRIPTION

Fibermark, Inc. is a coating and finishing paper company specializes in luxury packaging and overlapping technical product categories. Fibermark, Inc. is based in West Springfield, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Forest Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Vermont) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (1996) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Northwood Ventures

Syosset, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1983
PE ASSETS 100M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Northwood Ventures is a private investment firm that invests at all stages of company development, including venture, buyout, consolidation, growth, recapitalization, and turnaround situations. Northwood prefers opportunities located within the US and will consider both minority and control situations. Northwood's typical investment ranges from $5 to $15 million. Target sectors include telecommunications, manufacturing, retailing/consumer, financial services, and service-oriented business industries. Northwood Ventures was formed in 1983 and is based in Syosset, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 52
Sector (Forest Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 21
State (Vermont) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 48
Year (1996) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-01-01 Redhook Ale Brewery

Woodinville, Washington, United States

Redhook Ale Brewery, Inc., Seattle, WA, is a microbrewer producing a well-known line of beers including Redhook ESB.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-01-01 Amplicon

Thousand Oaks, California, United States

Amplicon, Inc. is a biotechnology company specializing in the identification of cancer genes.

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