M&A Deal Summary

Packaging Holdings Acquires Blue Ridge Paper Products

On July 31, 2007, Packaging Holdings acquired forest products company Blue Ridge Paper Products from KPS Capital Partners for 338M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Packaging Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Forest Products sector.
  • This is Packaging Holdings’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Packaging Holdings’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Packaging Holdings’ 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-07-31
Target Blue Ridge Paper Products
Sector Forest Products
Buyer(s) Packaging Holdings
Sellers(s) KPS Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 338M USD

Target

Blue Ridge Paper Products

Canton, North Carolina, United States
Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. is a integrated manufacturer of liquid packaging, envelope paper and coated bleachboard used in food service packaging.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Packaging Holdings

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Sector Packaging
DESCRIPTION

Packaging Holdings operates as a specialty printing and packaging company.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Forest Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

KPS Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 13.4B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

KPS Capital Partners is a private investment firm that targets special situations including turnarounds, restructurings, bankruptcies, and corporate divestitures. KPS' target investment size is $100 million to $1 billion in businesses with minimum revenues of $250 million. The Firm has specific interest in companies engaged in the manufacturing, transportation, and service industries. KPS will not consider investments in high technology, financial services, telecommunications, broadcast media, real estate and natural resources. The Firm's geographic coverage spans the US, Canada, and Europe. KPS Capital Partners was formed in 1991 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 34
Sector (Forest Products) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 18
State (North Carolina) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 7 of 28
Year (2007) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-05 Bristol Compressors International

Bristol, Virginia, United States

Bristol Compressors International, Inc. is a manufacturer and designer of compression technology used in residential and commercial air conditioning and heat pump applications.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-07 Genesis Worldwide II

Callery, Pennsylvania, United States

Genesis Worldwide II, Inc. is a designs, engineers and manufactures high-quality metal coil processing equipment through its Herr-Voss Stamco business unit. The Company also provides mill roll reconditioning, texturing and grinding services in addition to its rebuild, repair and spare parts business.

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