M&A Deal Summary

Brambles Acquires Pallecon

On December 17, 2012, Brambles acquired transportation company Pallecon for 135M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Brambles’ 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Brambles’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Brambles’ 1st transaction in New Zealand.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-12-17
Target Pallecon
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Brambles
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 135M EUR

Target

Pallecon

New Zealand
Pallecon is a provider of Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) solutions in Europe and the Asia-Pacific.

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Buyer

Brambles

Sydney, Australia
Category Company
Founded 1875
Sector Transportation
Employees12,743
Revenue 6.5B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Brambles is a supply-chain logistics company operating primarily through the CHEP and IFCO brands. Brambles enhances performance for customers by helping them transport goods through their supply chains more efficiently, sustainably and safely. The Group's primary activity is the provision of reusable unit-load equipment such as pallets, crates and containers for shared use by multiple participants throughout the supply chain, under a model known as "pooling". Brambles primarily serves the fast-moving consumer goods (e.g. dry food, grocery, and health and personal care), fresh produce, beverage, retail and general manufacturing industries, counting many of the world's best-known brands among its customers. The Group also operates specialist container logistics business serving the automotive sector. Brambles was founded in 1875 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 9
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 9
Country (New Zealand) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-02-07 Container and Pooling Solutions

Livonia, Michigan, United States

Container and Pooling Solutions, Inc. is a provider of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) and automotive containers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-28 Kegstar Pty

Paddington, Australia

Formed in 2012, Kegstar makes keg rental simple with its smart one-way stainless steel kegs and casks. Each keg has its own unique identity making it easily tracked through the supply chain on proprietary cloud-based software. In some countries the company clean kegs ourselves, in some countries it collects kegs itself too but in every country. Kegstar is an individual entrepreneurial part of the global supply-chain logistics company Brambles, operating in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the USA.

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