(RFP) will be acquired by a unit of Paper Excellence Group

Resolute Forest Products (RFP) will be acquired by a unit of Paper Excellence Group in a roughly $2.7 billion deal that will see the Canadian forest products company added to the privately held firm's stable of pulp-and-paper assets in North America."With this transaction, Resolute will accelerate its growth as it gains access to more tools, capital and opportunities to pursue our ambitions with the combined resources of the Paper Excellence Group," Resolute Forest Chief Executive Remi Lalonde said in a statement.