M&A Deal Summary

York Timber Acquires Global Forest Products

On July 12, 2007, York Timber acquired forest products company Global Forest Products from Global Environment Fund

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is York Timber’s 1st transaction in the Forest Products sector.
  • This is York Timber’s 1st transaction in South Africa.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-07-12
Target Global Forest Products
Sector Forest Products
Buyer(s) York Timber
Sellers(s) Global Environment Fund
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Global Forest Products

Sabie, South Africa
Global Forest Products (Pty) Ltd. is a provider of forest products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

York Timber

Sabie, South Africa

Category Company
Founded 1916
Sector Forest Products
Revenue 1.7B ZAR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

York Timber is a forest products enterprise. York Timber Holdings was founded in 1916 and is based in Sabie, South Africa.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Forest Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: South Africa M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Global Environment Fund

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Global Environment Fund (GEF) is a global alternative asset manager dedicated to the energy, environmental, and natural resources sectors. Global Environment Fund was formed in 1990 and is based in Chevy Case, Maryland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 23
Sector: Forest Products M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: South Africa M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-01 Greenergy

Budapest, Hungary

Greenergy is a developer, owner, and operator of clean energy facilities. Greenergy is based in Budapest, Hungary.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-01 Hijauan Bengkoka Plantations Sdn. Bhd.

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Hijauan Bengkoka Plantations Sdn. Bhd. is an integrated forest products operation on the Bengkoka Peninsula in northern Malaysia.

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