# WestRock completes $2.28bn acquisition of Multi Packaging Solutions

WestRock completed its acquisition of US-based Multi Packaging Solutions International (MPS) for $2.28bn, after receiving all regulatory approvals. WestRock paid $18 per share in cash and assumed about $873m in net debt.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-06-07
- Where: United States
- Value: $2.28B
- Status: completed
- Capacity: MPS uses nearly 225,000t of paperboard each year
- Products: premium folding cartons, inserts, labels, rigid packaging, print-based specialty packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [WestRock](https://endata.com/companies/791.md) (acquirer)
- [Multi Packaging Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/803.md) (target)

## Sources

- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/newswestrock-acquires-multi-packaging-solutions-for-228bn-5837097/), 2017-06-07: "WestRock acquired all outstanding shares of MPS for $18 per share in cash and assumed an estimated $873m in net debt."

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