TAKEOVER BATTLE BY THE NUMBERS
Smurfit Kappa
Market capitalisation: e8.6bn Earnings per share 2017: e1.85 Share price rise year to date: 27pc Total debt: e3.34bn Total cash: e530m Top five biggest shareholders: GMT Capital Corporation, Norges Bank, Blackrock, BNP Paribas, Janus Henderson Group.
International Paper
Market capitalisation: $22.7bn Earnings per share 2017: $3.49 Share price rise year to date: -5.3pc Total debt: $11.2bn Total cash: $1.02bn Top five biggest shareholders: Bank of New York Mellon, Wellington Management Group, Blackrock, Vanguard Group, State Street.