Smurfit Kappa Prices IPO

Smurfit Kappa Group, a cardboard packaging company formed via the 2005 merger of Ireland-based Jefferson Smurfit and The Netherlands-based Kappa, raised Euro 1.3 billion via an IPO on the Irish Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange. Shareholders include Cinven, CVC Capital and Madison Dearborn Partners. The Euro 16.5 per share offering valued Smurfit Kappa at around Euro 3.4 billion. www.smurfitkappa.com