IP to Sell 163,000 Acres for $200 Million

International Paper (IP) will sell 163,000 acres in the Southeast for a minimum of $200 million to an affiliate of Rock Creek Capital, a Jacksonville-based asset management firm that invests in unique, resource-rich land. According to wire reports, IP will receive a minimum $160 million when the deal closes later this quarter. It will receive the balance, plus interest, within three years. The company will also receive 20% of the net profit generated from the land after the Rock Creek affiliate achieves “certain financial returns.”

IP to Divest 143,000 Acres in Southeast

International Paper announced on March 2 that it plans to sell off 143,000 acres in the Southeastern U.S. in a transaction valued at approximately $275 million.

IP will sell 114,000 acres to American Timberlands Fund I, L.P., for $220 million in cash and contribute 29,000 acres with a value of $55 million for a 20 percent stake in the partnership. The transaction is expected to close in mid-June.

Read International Paper’s press release.