Amcor Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

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Amcor has acquired 21 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

Amcor’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Alusa S.A. for $435M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2007, when it sold Amcor - European PET Business to La Seda de Barcelona SA for $479M. Amcor has acquired in 4 different US states, and 12 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include packaging (81%) and plastics (15%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity25
    • M&A Buy Activity21
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 12
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 14

Amcor

Amcor plc

Thurgauerstrasse 34,
Zurich, 8050
Switzerland,
+41 44 316 1717
www.amcor.com

Amcor is a global packaging solutions provider that specializes in delivering packaging solutions to a diverse range of industries. Amcor designs and produces an extensive array of packaging products, including flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, and advanced packaging technologies. Amcor is based in Zurich, Switzerland.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 18 1 - - - 2 21
vol $1.1B $1.1B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 3 1 - - - - 4
vol $688M $688M
  25

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Phoenix Flexibles Pvt. Ltd. 2023-08-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Ahmedabad, India · www.phoenixflexibles.com
Moda Systems NZ Ltd. 2023-05-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Auckland, New Zealand · www.modanz.com
Bemis Co., Inc. 2019-07-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Neenah, Wisconsin · www.bemis.com
Amcor Ltd. - Manufacturing Facilities 2019-04-22 - Divestiture
Hawthorn, Australia
Plasticos Team S.A.S 2017-05-04 - Divestiture
Guachene, Colombia
Sonoco - Rigid Plastics Blow Molding Operations 2016-09-01 280M USD Divestiture
, United States
Plastic Moulders Ltd. 2016-05-12 - Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.plasticmoulders.com
Alusa S.A. 2016-04-18 435M USD Add-on Acquisition
Santiago, Chile · www.alusa.cl
BPI China Ltd. 2016-01-27 13M USD Divestiture
Xinhui, China
Deluxe Packages 2016-01-03 45M USD Add-on Acquisition
Yuba City, California · www.deluxepackages.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Packaging 17 (81%) 1.0B (95%) 2 (50%) 479M (70%)
Plastics 3 (14%) 55M (5%) 1 (25%) 209M (30%)
Machinery 1 (5%) - - -
Chemicals - - 1 (25%) -
Total 21 $1.1B 4 $688M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 380M - -
  Wisconsin 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  California 1 45M - -
China 4 101M - -
India 3 25M - -
Australia 1 50M 1 -
Brazil 1 27M 1 209M
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
Chile 1 435M - -
Colombia 1 - - -
Indonesia 1 19M - -
New Zealand 1 - - -
South Africa 1 19M - -
Spain - - 1 479M
Switzerland 1 - - -
United Kingdom - - 1 -
Domestic 1 (5%) - - -
Cross-border 20 (95%) 1.1B (100%) 4 (100%) 688M (100%)
Total 21 $1.1B 4 $688M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $715M
< $100M 10 $340M
TOTAL $1.1B
Largest Alusa S.A.
$435M (2016-04-18)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $688M
TOTAL $688M
Largest Amcor - European PET Business
$479M (2007-09-14)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
1 (5%)
Strategic(s)
43%
9 (43%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Strategic(s)
75%
3 (75%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Packaging

Revenue

14,544   14% 2022
12,861   4% 2021
12,468   32% 2020
9,458   3% 2019
9,262   2% 2018
9,092   5% 2017
9,474   2% 2016
9,599   2015
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Employees

44,000

Public

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