# SAICA in talks to acquire French corrugated packaging maker Emin Leydier

SAICA has entered negotiations to acquire Emin Leydier, a French corrugated paper packaging manufacturer with eight French sites and over 1,000 employees, which generated EUR 356 million revenue in 2016; First Eagle holds about 53% of it.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-09-27
- Where: France
- Status: rumored
- Products: corrugated paper packaging, recycled paper
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Saica](https://endata.com/companies/631.md) (acquirer)
- [Emin Leydier](https://endata.com/companies/2137.md) (target)
- [First Eagle](https://endata.com/companies/2138.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [packagingnews.co.uk](https://www.packagingnews.co.uk/news/business/mergers-acquisitions/saica-talks-buy-french-corrugated-manufacturer-emin-leydier-27-09-2017), 2017-09-27: "SAICA has entered into negotiations for the acquisition of French corrugated paper packaging manufacturer Emin Leydier."

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