M&A Deal Summary

Rock-Tenn Acquires Cartem Wilco Group

On January 20, 2003, Rock-Tenn acquired packaging company Cartem Wilco Group for 65M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Rock-Tenn’s 7th transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Rock-Tenn’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Rock-Tenn’s 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Rock-Tenn’s 1st transaction in Quebec.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2003-01-20
Target Cartem Wilco Group
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Rock-Tenn
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 65M USD

Target

Cartem Wilco Group

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Cartem Wilco Group, Inc. is a manufacturer of folding cartons for the hair-care product segment and also specializes in health-care and pharmaceutical packaging.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Rock-Tenn

Norcross, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1936
Sector Packaging
Employees25,800
Revenue 9.5B (2013)
DESCRIPTION

Rock-Tenn Company provides packaging solutions and manufacturers of containerboard and paperboard. based in Norcross, Georgia, United States.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 23
Sector (Packaging) 7 of 14
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 13 of 20
State (Quebec) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 2 of 2
Year (2003) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-03-21 Athena Industries

Burr Ridge, Illinois, United States

Athena Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer of permanent point-of-purchase displays, with an emphasis on wire displays.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-08-01 Pacific Coast Packaging

Kerman, California, United States

Pacific Coast Packaging Corp. is a manufacturer of folding cartons for the fast-food and gift box markets.

Buy $16M