M&A Deal Summary

Stora Enso Acquires Inpac AB

On October 28, 2010, Stora Enso acquired packaging company Inpac AB from Actis Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Stora Enso’s 1st transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Stora Enso’s 1st transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-10-28
Target Inpac AB
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Stora Enso
Sellers(s) Actis Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Inpac AB

Beijing, China
Inpac AB is a printed paper packaging (PPP) manufacturer supplying multinational companies operating in China. Riding on the surging demand from multinational companies to outsource packing to local Chinese companies,

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Buyer

Stora Enso

Helsinki, Finland

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Forest Products
Employees19,000
Revenue 9.0B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Stora Enso provides renewable solutions for the packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions, and paper industries in Finland and internationally. It operates through Packaging Materials, Packaging Solutions, Biomaterials, Wood Products, Forest, and Other segments. Stora Enso was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector: Packaging M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: China M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-01 Kotkamills Oy

Kotka, Finland

Kotkamills Oy is a manufacturer of quality specialty papers and wood-based products for the laminate, plywood, construction and magazine industries around the world. Kotkamills Oy was established in 1872 and is based in Kotka, Finland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-01 Puumerkki

Vantaa, Finland

Puumerkki is a wholesaler of wooden building materials. Puumerkki is based in Vantaa, Finland.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Actis Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 26.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Actis Capital is a private equity firm focused on investments in emerging markets. Actis segments its investment activity into three areas. These include private equity, energy, and real estate. Actis' private equity team looks for buyout and growth capital opportunities requiring at least $50 million in financing. Depending on the situation, Actis will consider both controlling and minority investment situations. Sectors of interest include financial services, consumer and retail, business services, and industrial. Actis' energy group seeks to invest in in a variety of energy and utility projects. Actis' real estate team invests equity capital in office, residential, industrial, hotel and retail projects. Actis Capital was established in 2004 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 92
Sector: Packaging M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 11 of 46
Country: China M&A 5 of 12
Year: 2010 M&A 7 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-16 Ceylon Oxygen

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Ceylon Oxygen Ltd. is a manufacturer of industrial and medical gases with a market share in excess of 80%. Its primary products are oxygen, nitrogen, argon, acetylene, carbon dioxide and dry ice.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-01 Scarlat

Suzano, Brazil

Scarlat Industrial distributes cleaning products in Brazil in direct selling system, door to door. Scarlat was founded in 1966 and is based in Suzano, Brazil.

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