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UNCOOKED ALERT: WestRock said to ... - Part 3

Thursday, 7 September 2023, 7:36 am

Rivals at The Wall Street Journal did well to get the Smurfit Kappa / Westrock merger scoop overnight but a loyal reader has got in touch this morning to remind little old Betaville that it was in fact that this website that first broke the WestRock takeover rumours back in September 2020 in a series of UNCOOKED Alerts.

In case you don't recall I have pasted the links to those stories below:..

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Smurfit Kappa in $20 billion merger talks with WestRock, reveals the Wall Street Journal

Thursday, 7 September 2023, 3:47 am

Hacks at the Wall Street Journal have dug out the first big post summer deal scoop.

The WSJ revealed overnight that Smurfit Kappa, which is one of Europe's largest packaging companies and listed on the FTSE 100 index, is in talks to merge with US rival WestRock to create a $20 billion paper and packaging giant...

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