# US Department of Justice approves WestRock's $4.9bn acquisition of KapStone

The US Department of Justice approved WestRock's proposed $4.9bn acquisition of KapStone Paper and Packaging through Whisky Holdco. The deal was originally agreed in January 2018.

- Type: Regulation
- Announced: 2018-11-02
- Where: United States
- Value: $4.90B
- Status: announced
- Products: corrugated packaging, containerboard, paper products
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [WestRock](https://endata.com/companies/791.md) (acquirer)
- [KapStone Paper and Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/855.md) (target)

## Sources

- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/mas-week-kapstone-smurfit-kappa-stora-enso/), 2018-11-02: "The proposed acquisition of KapStone Paper and Packaging by WestRock through Whisky Holdco has been approved by the US Department of Justice (DOJ)."

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