UPM's sale of Walki Wisa concluded
Jun 08, 2007. UPM's sale of Walki Wisa to funds managed by the Finnish private equity investment company CapMan was completed on June 8, 2007.
Jun 08, 2007. /Lesprom Network/. UPM's sale of Walki Wisa to funds managed by the Finnish private equity investment company CapMan was completed on June 8, 2007 and the business has been transferred to the new owner. The deal was published on February 26, 2007.
UPM will book from the sale a capital gain of around Euro 25 million for the second quarter of 2007.
Walki Wisa is Europe's leading producer of wrappings and composite materials for industrial applications. Walki Wisa's sales amounted to Euro 287 million in 2006. The company employs about 950 people.