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Ball Corporation £4.5 billion acquisition of Rexam

1/7/2016
Public acquisition
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£ 4.5 billion

$ 5.501 billion

Completed

1/7/2016

Overview:

  • Ball Corporation, a consumer goods packaging producer, has acquired Rexam, a UK based beverage can maker for £4.5 billion.
  • Rexam shareholders will received cash and shares as part of the deal and will hold 19% of the new combined group.
  • The combined group has 18,700 employees.
  • As part of the deal Ball is selling the Ardagh Group.
  • Greenhill is acting as Ball's lead financial adviser.

Sam Duke - Editor

Jurisdictions:

United States
United Kingdom

Deal type:

Public acquisition

Practice area:

M&A

Industry sector:

Industrials and manufacturing

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