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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · International Paper (IP)

International Paper completes $1.5 billion sale of cellulose fibers business to AIP

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 m&a Written later

International Paper completed the sale of its Global Cellulose Fibers business to funds affiliated with American Industrial Partners on January 23, 2026, for $1.5 billion, which includes preferred stock of the buyer's parent with an aggregate initial liquidation preference of $190 million. The filing says the sale covers the company's entire GCF business and was made under a securities purchase agreement dated August 20, 2025.

Key points

  • Purchase price of $1.5 billion, including preferred stock with an aggregate initial liquidation preference of $190 million
  • Sale agreement dated August 20, 2025, as amended; closing completed January 23, 2026
  • The business sold generated approximately $2.3 billion in revenue in 2024, excluding closed mills
  • GCF has 3,300 employees globally and nine manufacturing facilities

The filing

CompanyInternational Paper (IP)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 23, 2026, 4:06 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-003279

Items reported: 2.01 Acquisition or Disposition Completed7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:42 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 23, 2026.

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