M&A Deal Summary

Oji Holdings Acquires Walki Group

On October 23, 2023, Oji Holdings acquired packaging company Walki Group from One Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oji Holdings’ 3rd transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Oji Holdings’ 1st transaction in Finland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-10-23
Target Walki Group
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Oji Holdings
Sellers(s) One Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Walki Group

Espoo, Finland
Walki Group is a specialty packaging materials manufacturer, offering consumer and industrial packaging for food and specialty consumer products, as well as engineered materials, such as insulation and fire-retardant facings, sustainable membranes, and protective clothing applications. Walki Group was founded in 1930 and is based in Espoo, Finland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Oji Holdings

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1873
Sector Forest Products
Employees39,136
Revenue 1.85T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Oji Holdings engages in manufacturing, processing, and selling integrated pulp and paper products, and converted paper products in Japan and internationally. Oji Holdings was founded in 1873 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector: Packaging M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: Finland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-26 Dazun Paper Industrial Company Sdn. Bhd.

Klang, Malaysia

Dazun Paper Industrial Company Sdn. Bhd. engages in manufacturing and sales of corrugated container products(sheet & box).

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-10 Chemfield Cellulose

Nagpur, India

Chemfield Cellulose is a developer and manufacturer of MCC (microcrystalline cellulose) excipients and its derivatives. Microcrystalline cellulose is a refined, high-purity cellulose powder that serves as a critical excipient in pharmaceutical formulations. It is also widely used in dietary supplements and food applications. Chemfield Cellulose was founded in 1992 and is based in Nagpur, Maharashtra.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

One Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

One Equity Partners (OEP) is a private equity firm that targets buyout and growth capital investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. OEP prefers to be the lead investor and typically commits $30 to $150 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include industrial products/services, consumer, retail, chemicals, media, communications, and healthcare. One Equity Partners was formed in 2001 and spun out of JP Morgan Chase in 2015. One Equity Partners is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 59 of 67
Sector: Packaging M&A 4 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 34 of 37
Country: Finland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2023 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-13 Comer Industries

Reggiolo, Italy

Comer Industries designs and produces engineering systems and mechatronic solutions for power transmission applications in Italy and internationally. The company offers gearboxes, planetary drives, axles, PTO drive shafts and clutches, tractor attachment systems, and drive shafts, as well as e-mobility products. Comer Industries was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Reggiolo, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-20 Guidant

Houston, Texas, United States

Guidant provides liquid meters, integrated load management metering systems and related digital solutions involved in materials transfer through infrastructure. Guidant is based in Houston, Texas.

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