M&A Deal Summary

Carlsberg and Heineken Acquire Scottish & Newcastle

On January 24, 2008, Carlsberg and Heineken acquired beverage company Scottish & Newcastle for 9.7B GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Carlsberg’s 1st and Heineken’s 3rd transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is Carlsberg’s 0th and Heineken’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Carlsberg’s 1st and Heineken’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-01-24
Target Scottish & Newcastle
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) Carlsberg
Heineken
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 9.7B GBP

Target

Scottish & Newcastle

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Scottish & Newcastle is a brewer based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The brewer produces Newcastle Brown Ale, Fosters, Kronenbourg 1664, John Smiths, Strongbow Cider and Kingfisher (a lager found in most Indian restaurants). Scottish & Newcastle plc was founded in 1749 .

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Carlsberg

Copenhagen, Denmark
Category Company
Founded 1847
Sector Beverages
Employees31,000
Revenue 73.6B DKK (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Carlsberg is a producer of beer and other beverage brands. Carlsberg was founded in 1847 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Beverages) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 2
Year (2008) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-09 Tsingtao Brewery

Qingdao, China

Tsingtao Brewery is a producer and distributor of brewery. Tsingtao Brewery was founded in 1903 and is based in Qingdao, China.

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Buyer

Heineken

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Category Company
Founded 1864
Sector Beverages
Employees85,000
Revenue 30.4B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Heineken's corporate headquarters in Amsterdam.
Entrance to Heineken's corporate headquarters in Amsterdam.

Heineken is a global beverage company focused on the production and distribution of beer and cider. Heineken was founded in 1864 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 12
Sector (Beverages) 3 of 12
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 8
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2008) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-04 Heineken Ceska republika a.s.

Krusovice, Czech Republic

Heineken Ceska republika, a.s. is a provider of non-alcoholic beers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-29 Brau Union Romania SA

Bucharest, Romania

Brau Union Romania SA is a provider of beer.

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