M&A Deal Summary

West Fraser Acquires Manning Diversified Forest Products

On October 15, 2015, West Fraser acquired forest products company Manning Diversified Forest Products

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is West Fraser’s 6th transaction in the Forest Products sector.
  • This is West Fraser’s 4th transaction in Canada.
  • This is West Fraser’s 3rd transaction in Alberta.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-10-15
Target Manning Diversified Forest Products
Sector Forest Products
Buyer(s) West Fraser
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Manning Diversified Forest Products

Manning, Alberta, Canada
Manning Diversified Forest Products Ltd. is a manufacturer of dimension lumber and lumber by-products such as chips, shavings, pellets and hog fuel.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

West Fraser

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1955
Sector Forest Products
Employees10,800
Revenue 6.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

West Fraser is a wood products company producing lumber, new print, wood chips, plywood, panels, and pulp and paper products. West Fraser was founded in 1955 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 9
Sector (Forest Products) 6 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 8
State (Alberta) 3 of 4
Country (Canada) 4 of 6
Year (2015) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-25 Freeman Brothers

Russellville, Arkansas, United States

Freeman Brothers, Inc. (dba Bibler Brothers Lumber Co.) owns and operates sawmills which produce southern pine boards, dimension material, timbers and 5/4 inch premium decking.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-19 Norbord

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Norbord, Inc. is a global manufacturer of wood-based panels and the world’s largest producer of oriented strand board (“OSB”). In addition to OSB, Norbord manufactures particleboard, medium density fibreboard and related value-added products. Norbord has assets of approximately US$1.8 billion and employs approximately 2,600 people at 17 plant locations in the United States, Canada and Europe. Norbord was founded in 1987 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

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