M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2003-12-19 |
| Target | Fordyce & Princeton Railroad |
| Sector | Transportation |
| Buyer(s) | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Sellers(s) | Georgia-Pacific |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1899 |
| Sector | Transportation |
| Employees | 8,000 |
| Revenue | 2.3B USD (2018) |
Genesee & Wyoming owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads and provides railcar switching services in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium. Genesee & Wyoming was founded in 1899 and is based in Darien, Connecticut.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 6 of 26 |
| Sector (Transportation) | 6 of 24 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 5 of 14 |
| State (Arkansas) | 2 of 3 |
| Country (United States) | 6 of 19 |
| Year (2003) | 3 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-12-19 |
Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad
Cedar Springs, Georgia, United States Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad operates more than 15 miles of track between Hilton and Saffold. Chattahoochee Industrial serves Georgia-Pacific's Cedar Springs containerboard mill, which is one of the company's largest and lowest-cost containerboard facilities. Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad hauled 19,561 carloads, including pulp and paper (73 percent), coal (13 percent), forest products (5 percent), metals (4 percent), and chemicals (4 percent). |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-26 |
Rail Management - Rail Operations
Florida, United States The business is composed of fourteen principal rail operations with locations throughout the South and Southeast United States, including Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky. |
Buy | $245M |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1927 |
| Sector | Forest Products |
Georgia-Pacific is a manufacturer of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 13 |
| Sector (Transportation) | 3 of 3 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 4 of 13 |
| State (Arkansas) | 2 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 4 of 11 |
| Year (2003) | 3 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-12-19 |
Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad
Cedar Springs, Georgia, United States Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad operates more than 15 miles of track between Hilton and Saffold. Chattahoochee Industrial serves Georgia-Pacific's Cedar Springs containerboard mill, which is one of the company's largest and lowest-cost containerboard facilities. Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad hauled 19,561 carloads, including pulp and paper (73 percent), coal (13 percent), forest products (5 percent), metals (4 percent), and chemicals (4 percent). |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-07 |
BlueLinx
Marietta, Georgia, United States BlueLinx is a distributor of building products. The Company distributes products in two principal categories: structural products and specialty products. Structural products include plywood, oriented strand board, rebar and remesh, lumber and other wood products primarily used for structural support, walls, and flooring in construction projects. Specialty products include roofing, insulation, specialty panels, moulding, engineered wood products, vinyl products (used primarily in siding), outdoor living, particle board, and metal products. BlueLinx was founded in 2004 and is based in Marietta, Georgia. |
Sell | - |
