Domtar recently announced the completion of the acquisition of privately-held Attends Healthcare Limited, manufacturer and supplier of adult incontinence care products in Europe, from Rutland Partners for EUR 180 million, pursuant to a definitive agreement entered into on January 26, 2012.
Attends Europe sells and markets a complete line of branded and private-label adult incontinence care products distributed through several channels, with sales organizations in nine European countries. The company has 413 employees and operates a world-class 374,000 square foot (34,000 square meter) manufacturing facility with eight production lines, a research and development center and a distribution center in Aneby, Sweden, along with distribution centers in Scotland and Germany.