M&A Deal Summary

One Rock Capital Partners Acquires North Pacific Paper

On October 5, 2016, private equity firm One Rock Capital Partners acquired packaging company North Pacific Paper from Weyerhaeuser and Nippon Paper Industries

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is One Rock Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is One Rock Capital Partners’ 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is One Rock Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Washington.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-10-05
Target North Pacific Paper
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) One Rock Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Weyerhaeuser
Nippon Paper Industries
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

North Pacific Paper

Longview, Washington, United States
North Pacific Paper is a manufacturer of newsprint and various publication paper products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

One Rock Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2010
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

One Rock Capital Partners is a private equity group focused on opportunities where the Firm can leverage its operational, strategic, and financial resources. One Rock seeks investments in mature, North American companies and will also consider distressed situations. Sectors of interest include chemicals, packaging, forest products, consumer appliances/electronics, electrical equipment, niche manufacturing, business services, environmental services, waste management, equipment rental, healthcare products, medical products, and automotive dealerships. One Rock Capital Partners is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 25
Sector (Packaging) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 10
State (Washington) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 10 of 22
Year (2016) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-07 Compass Chemical International

Smyrna, Georgia, United States

Compass Chemical International LLC is a manufacturer of chemicals utilized in water treatment and various other applications.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-10 SummitReheis

Huguenot, New York, United States

SummitReheis is a high quality, high margin specialty chemicals platform that produces a range of critical active ingredients and materials tailored for use in personal care, pharmaceutical and dental products. SummitReheis' anti-perspirant actives business (more than 60 per cent. of its sales) is the global leader in the manufacture and sale of active ingredients for anti-perspirants and has long standing relationships with key consumer product companies across the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Sell $360M

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Weyerhaeuser

Seattle, Washington, United States
Category Company
Founded 1900
Sector Forest Products
Employees9,300
Revenue 7.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Weyerhaeuser service center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Weyerhaeuser service center in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Weyerhaeuser is a large private owner of timberlands and manufacturer of building materials. Weyerhaeuser owns or controls nearly 7 million acres of timberlands, primarily in the US, and manages additional timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. The Company also manufacturers wood products and specialty cellulose fibers products. Weyerhaeuser was founded in 1900 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 11
Sector (Packaging) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 11 of 11
State (Washington) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 11 of 11
Year (2016) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-15 Weyerhaeuser - Liquid Packaging Board Business

Longview, Washington, United States

Weyerhaeuser - Liquid Packaging Board Business mill produces liquid packaging board for cups, milk containers and similar products, with a capacity of 280,000 tons.

Sell $285M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-02-25 Soterra

Flowood, Mississippi, United States

Soterra is a land management company that currently manages more than 240,000 acres of land. Soterra uses advanced silvicultural techniques to improve the productivity of our timberland, which increases the yield of forest products over a period of time. Soterra sells timber to a variety of customers who manufacture products such as paper and building materials that people use in everyday life.

Buy $149M
SELLER

Nippon Paper Industries

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Sector Forest Products
DESCRIPTION

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. is a holding company which engages in the manufacture and sale of paper products. Its operations are carried out through the following segments: Paper and Pulp, Paper-related, Wood Products and Construction Related, and Other.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Packaging) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Washington) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-15 Weyerhaeuser - Liquid Packaging Board Business

Longview, Washington, United States

Weyerhaeuser - Liquid Packaging Board Business mill produces liquid packaging board for cups, milk containers and similar products, with a capacity of 280,000 tons.

Buy $285M
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