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Julie Cohen
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International Paper to Acquire Weyerhaeuser Unit

Date: 03/18/08

International Paper Company has agreed to purchase the assets of Weyerhaeuser Company's Containerboard, Packaging and Recycling business for $6 billion. The Industrial Packaging Business includes containerboard mills, box plants, recycling plants, specialty packaging facilities and bag plants.

Cahill represented Bank of America, N.A., Banc of America Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., RBS Greenwich Capital, The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, UBS Loan Finance LLC, and UBS Securities LLC in connection with the acquisition commitment financing.

Julie Cohen
Director of Marketing and Communications
212.701.3614
jcohen@cahill.com