Oct 5 2010
MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE: MWV) today announced it has completed the sale of its global media and entertainment packaging business to Atlas Holdings LLC for $68 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments.
The company will report a pre-tax loss on the sale of about $125 million in the third quarter. This, as well as the operating results of the global media and entertainment business, will be reported in the third quarter of 2010 as a discontinued operation on an after-tax basis in MWV’s consolidated financial statements.
The media business specializes in innovative packaging for DVDs, music and video games and has approximately 1,500 employees. Under the terms of the sale, Atlas Holdings has acquired the global network of media packaging businesses that operate under the names AGI Media, AGI Amaray and AGI Polymatrix with principal operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Austria, France, Ireland, Germany, Poland, The Netherlands and Australia.
Source: http://www.meadwestvaco.com/