Metalmark To Buy SCA's N.A. Packaging

Metalmark Capital has agreed to acquire the North American packaging operations of SCA (Nasdaq: SVCBY) for $400 million. The group has annual sales of approximately $430 million, and focuses on protective packaging, consumer packaging and temperature-assurance packaging solutions. www.metalmarkcapital.com www.sca.com< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />