M&A Deal Summary

Weyerhaeuser Acquires Longview Timber

On July 23, 2013, Weyerhaeuser acquired forest products company Longview Timber from Brookfield Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Weyerhaeuser’s 4th transaction in the Forest Products sector.
  • This is Weyerhaeuser’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Weyerhaeuser’s 2nd transaction in Washington.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-07-23
Target Longview Timber
Sector Forest Products
Buyer(s) Weyerhaeuser
Sellers(s) Brookfield Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Longview Timber

Longview, Washington, United States
Longview Timber LLC, a forest product company.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

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 7 of 9
Sector (Forest Products) 4 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 6
State (Washington) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 5 of 7
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-30 Westwood Shipping Lines Inc

Federal Way, Washington, United States

Westwood Shipping Lines, is an independent ocean carrier in the transpacific trade. Its transpacific routes use multipurpose vessels to link Longview and Seattle, Wash., and Vancouver, British Columbia, with Japan, Korea and China. Westwood Shipping makes 52 transpacific round-trip voyages annually, serving customers in more than 20 ports.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-19 Plum Creek Timber

Seattle, Washington, United States

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. is a timber, land and forest products company.

Buy $8.4B

Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Brookfield Private Equity is the private equity arm of global asset management firm, Brookfield Asset Management. Brookfield Private Equity looks to acquire and invest in a variety of North American and European companies with broad sector interest in business services, industrials, and residential real estate. In addition to acquiring companies, Brookfield looks to invest in businesses through the public debt and equity markets, or by providing financing. Brookfield Private Equity is based in Toronto.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 7
Sector (Forest Products) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 4
State (Washington) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 4
Year (2013) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-03 Millard Refrigerated - Canadian Cold Storage Business

Quebec, Canada

Millard Refrigerated - Canadian Cold Storage Business is a national cold storage company with 16 million cubic feet of combined storage capacity in two state-of-the-art facilities in Toronto and Calgary.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-26 BrandSafway

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

BrandSafway is a provider of specialized services to the global energy, industrial, and infrastructure markets. Its range of service offerings includes work access, corrosion management, atmospheric and immersion coatings, insulation services, fireproofing and refractory, mechanical services, forming and shoring, and other complementary specialty services. Brand delivers its services through a network of more than 370 branches on six continents, with a focus on the major hydrocarbon and power generation markets globally. BrandSafway was founded in 1919 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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