M&A Deal Summary

Ball Acquires Rexam

On June 30, 2016, Ball acquired packaging company Rexam for 4.6B GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ball’s 6th transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Ball’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Ball’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-06-30
Target Rexam
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Ball
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 4.6B GBP

Target

Rexam

London, United Kingdom
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Rexam PLC is a British multinational consumer packaging company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the largest manufacturer of beverage cans in the world and a leading producer of rigid plastic packaging.

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Buyer

Ball

Westminster, Colorado, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1880
Sector Packaging
Employees21,000
Revenue 15.3B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Ball Corporation's corporate headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado.
Entrance to Ball Corporation's corporate headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado.

Ball is a supplier of metal packaging to the beverage, food, personal care and household products industries. Ball's packaging products are produced for a variety of end uses and are manufactured in facilities around the world. The Company also provides aerospace and other technologies and services to governmental and commercial customers within our aerospace and technologies segment. Ball was incorporated in 1880 and is based in Westminster, Colorado.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 13
Sector (Packaging) 6 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 12
Country (United Kingdom) 2 of 2
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-02 Envases Del Plata S.A.

El Palomar Buenos Aires, Argentina

Envases Del Plata Group is the leading regional producer of ALUMINUM PACKAGING SOLUTIONS.Our products include aluminum aerosol cans, aluminum slugs, aluminum foil conversion and disposable aluminum trays.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-27 Ball - Paint and General Line Plant

Hubbard, Ohio, United States

Ball Corp. - Paint and General Line Plant is a manufacture a variety of tinplate paint and general line cans. The Hubbard plant employs approximately 70 people and is based at Hubbard, Ohio.

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