Richard Curran: WestRock merger is a chance for Smurfit to complete its unfinished business in US
Smurfit Kappa’s merger talks with US peer WestRock would tick several key boxes for the Irish firm’s shareholders and management, not least its chief executive Tony Smurfit.
WestRock is the second biggest US packaging company and it has a major presence in a country that has proven very tricky for Smurfit group over many decades.
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