M&A Deal Summary

Georgia-Pacific Acquires Fort James

On July 18, 2000, Georgia-Pacific acquired consumer products company Fort James for 7.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Georgia-Pacific’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Georgia-Pacific’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Georgia-Pacific’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Georgia-Pacific’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-07-18
Target Fort James
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Georgia-Pacific
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 7.5B USD

Target

Fort James

Deerfield, Illinois, United States
Fort James Corp. is a consumer products company. Fort James provides tissue, paper towels, napkins, cotton pads, cups, plates, cutlery and food wrap products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Georgia-Pacific

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1927
Sector Forest Products
DESCRIPTION
Georgia-Pacific's corporate headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
Georgia-Pacific's corporate headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.

Georgia-Pacific is a manufacturer of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 6
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 6
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 6
Year (2000) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-12-02 Unisource

Norcross, Georgia, United States

Unisource is a marketer and distributor of commercial printing and business imaging papers, packing systems, and facilities supplies and equipment in North America.

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