Organisation: Madison Dearborn

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Irish-founded packaging firm Powerflute set to sell up for €315m

US private equity house Madison Dearborn Partners has reached initial agreement to buy Irish-founded packaging company Powerflute less than a year after failing at the first attempt.

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Smurfit family the losers as Powerflute takeover talks collapse

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Irish-founded packaging company Powerflute up on takeover approach

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Stand-out performers in bringing down debt

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Kingspan chief executive’s salary increase of 46%

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Smurfit Kappa to return to stock market

Smurfit on course for Ryder Cup in E115m K Club deal

Brian O’Mahony, Chief Business Correspondent

Thu, 02 Jun, 2005

Smurfit stays tight-lipped on K Club purchase speculation

Brian O'Mahony, Chief Business Correspondent

Tue, 17 May, 2005

Smurfit offload paper business in €450m deal

PAPER and packaging group, Jefferson Smurfit has agreed to a €450 million deal to offload its Munksjo specialist paper business in Sweden.

Thu, 23 Dec, 2004

Land sale helps boost Smurfit profits

PAPER and packaging group Jefferson Smurfit has reported quarterly profits of €20 million, helped by the sale of land in Dublin and its magazine division.

Sat, 14 Aug, 2004

JSG sale of unit may net €500m

JEFFERSON Smurfit is in talks to sell its Swedish speciality paper business, Munksjö, in a deal that could be worth up to €500 million.

Fri, 25 Jun, 2004

Irish pair slip in rankings

DESPITE shooting 17 under par and finishing third on his own in the Mercedes Championship in Hawaii at the weekend, Darren Clarke has dropped from 11th to 12th in the world rankings.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2004

Smurfit to retire as chairman at AGM

DR Michael Smurfit is to resign as chairman of Smurfit Stone on May 8, the day of the group’s annual general meeting.

Sat, 22 Feb, 2003

Jefferson Smurfit shareholders approve of takeover

Shareholders in multinational paper and packaging group Jefferson Smurfit have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a takeover by the United States company Madison Dearborn Partners.

Wed, 07 Aug, 2002

Banks among the losers during quiet holiday trade

THE ISEQ share index ended 1% lower at 4,186.8 points yesterday in scant trade due to a national holiday.

Tue, 06 Aug, 2002

Mixed day for market

AFTER a mixed day of trading the ISEQ index closed slightly lower yesterday at 4113.44, a fall of 21.01 points.

Wed, 31 Jul, 2002

Texas Pacific withdraw offer on Smurfit

TEXAS Pacific Group, the American venture capital firm headed by Ryanair chairman David Bonderman, have pulled out of an offer for Jefferson Smurfit.

Mon, 15 Jul, 2002

Jefferson Smurfit to talk to rival bidder

Jefferson Smurfit is to hold talks with a new potential bidder.

Fri, 21 Jun, 2002

Smurfit sale set to raise €3.7bn

The Smurfit Jefferson group is set to be broken up with a chunk of the company likely to be sold off for €3.7bn.

Mon, 17 Jun, 2002

Jefferson Smurfit confirms approach from US

The Jefferson Smurfit Group is confirming that an approach has been made by an American company with a view to a takeover.

Fri, 10 May, 2002