M-real sells its paper merchant Map Merchant Group to Antalis

摘要

A new market leader in the paper mer-chanting industry is being created in Europe. M-real and Sequana Capital, which is the parent company of Swiss paper merchant Antalis AG and owner of French paper manufacturer ArjoWiggins SAS, have signed a definitive agreement regarding the sale of all shares in M-real's subsidiary Map Merchant Group to Antalis. The takeover price was quoted at €382m, including assumed debt and unfunded pension liabilities.