Financing M&A
Reduced merger and acquisition activity in the packaging sector reflects the effects of the credit crunch and the global recession.
The report goes on to note the impact in the packaging sector. “While there were certainly a few notable deals—International Paper/Weyerhaeuser, Rock-Tenn/Southern Container, Sappi/M-real’s Coated Graphic Paper Business—overall volume contracted by 41 percent. In particular, there was a noticeable absence of large private-equity-led transactions in the second half of 2008.”
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