US specialty materials manufacturer Neenah completes purchase of ITASA

Neenah, a US-based global manufacturer of premium, performance-based papers, and specialty products used in a variety of applications, has completed the previously announced agreement to acquire Global Release Liners, SL, the parent company of Industrias de Transformacion de Andoain, SA (ITASA), from Magnum Capital and other minority shareholders.

 

Neenah, a US-based global manufacturer of premium, performance-based papers, and specialty products used in a variety of applications, has completed the previously announced agreement to acquire Global Release Liners, SL, the parent company of Industrias de Transformacion de Andoain, SA (ITASA), from Magnum Capital and other minority shareholders.#

The company funded the purchase price of approximately €205 million, inclusive of debt extinguishment and subject to customary closing adjustments, through available cash-on-hand and an upsizing of Neenah’s existing Term Loan B from $200 million to $450 million, as company stated in a press release. Interest rates on the term loan B are variable and are currently at 3.5 per cent. Neenah will continue to maintain a strong liquidity position, with ample availability under its revolving credit line and a projected debt to EBITDA of approximately three times after closing the transaction.