Refresco Gerber - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Refresco Gerber M&A Summary

Refresco Gerber has acquired 13 companies of its own, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Refresco Gerber’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Whitlock Packaging for $129M. Refresco Gerber has acquired in 5 different US states, and 7 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include beverages (77%) and packaging (16%).

Refresco Gerber Ownership

Who owns Refresco Gerber?

Refresco Gerber is owned by KKR. It was acquired on February 22, 2022.

Is Refresco Gerber PE-backed?

Yes. Refresco Gerber is owned by private equity investor KKR.

Was Refresco Gerber formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Refresco Gerber was formerly owned by 5 private investors.

Refresco Gerber Business Overview

Where is Refresco Gerber headquartered?

Refresco Gerber is headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

How many employees does Refresco Gerber have?

Refresco Gerber has 2,500 employees.

What sector is Refresco Gerber in?

Refresco Gerber is a beverages company.

When was Refresco Gerber founded?

Refresco Gerber was founded in 1999.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity13
    • M&A Buy Activity13
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 4

Refresco Gerber

Refresco Gerber B.V.

Fascinatio Boulevard 270 Brainpark III Victoria Bu,
Rotterdam, 3065
Netherlands,
+31 104 40 51 00
www.refresco.com

Refresco Gerber is a soft-drink company provides fruit juice and soft drinks for retail private labels and ‘in contract’ manufacturing for international A-brands. Refresco Gerber was founded in 1999 and is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 9 - 1 1 - 2 13
vol $260M $260M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  13

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Frias Nutricion S.A. 2024-07-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Burgos, Spain · www.frias.es
Varni Brothers Corp. 2024-04-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Modesto, California · www.vbcbottling.com
Tru Blu Beverages Pty Ltd. 2022-10-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Condell Park, Australia · www.trublubeverages.com.au
The Coca-Cola - Three Production Locations 2021-08-04 - Divestiture
Atlanta, Georgia
Arizona Production & Packaging LLC 2019-11-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Tempe, Arizona · www.azpack.com
Britvic PLC - Three Juice Bottling Facilities 2019-11-12 - Divestiture
Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
Cott Corp. - Soft Drink Concentrate Production & RCI International Division 2019-02-08 50M USD Divestiture
Tampa, Florida
Cott Corp. - Bottling Activites 2017-07-25 - Divestiture
Tampa, Florida
Whitlock Packaging Corp. 2016-07-26 129M USD Add-on Acquisition
Tulsa, Oklahoma · www.whitlockpkg.com
DIS B.V. 2016-03-29 81M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Sittard, Netherlands · www.disbv.eu
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Beverages 10 (77%) 179M (69%) - -
Packaging 2 (15%) 81M (31%) - -
Food 1 (8%) - - -
Total 13 $260M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 6 179M - -
  Florida 2 50M - -
  Oklahoma 1 129M - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
  Arizona 1 - - -
United Kingdom 2 - - -
Australia 1 - - -
Germany 1 - - -
Italy 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 81M - -
Spain 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (8%) 81M (31%) - -
Cross-border 12 (92%) 179M (69%) - -
Total 13 $260M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
J.P. Morgan Securities
1
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
1
Legal Deals
Allen & Overy
1
Nixon Peabody
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $129M
< $100M 2 $131M
TOTAL $260M
Largest Whitlock Packaging Corp.
$129M (2016-07-26)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
15%
2 (15%)
Strategic(s)
38%
5 (38%)

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