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Primo Water Acquires WG America Co.

On November 18, 2019, Primo Water acquired beverage company WG America Co.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Primo Water’s 6th transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is Primo Water’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Primo Water’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-11-18
Target WG America Co.
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) Primo Water
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

WG America Co.

Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, United States
WG America Co. (The Water Guy) is a provider of water solutions and office coffee service to residential and commercial customers. The Water Guy has become one of the largest independent distributors in the mid-Atlantic since its founding in 1990, growing its footprint and loyal customer base through organic growth and acquisitions.

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Primo Water

Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector Beverages
Employees12,000
Revenue 1.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Primo Water provides pure-play water solutions for residential and commercial customers. It offers bottled water, water dispensers, purified bottled water, self-service refill drinking water, premium spring, mineral water, sparkling and flavored water, filtration equipment, and coffee. Primo Water was founded in 1955 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 21
Sector: Beverages M&A 6 of 15
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 10 of 19
State: Pennsylvania M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 5 of 13
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-08 Cott - Soft Drink Concentrate Production & RCI International Division

Tampa, Florida, United States

Cott Corp. - Soft Drink Concentrate Production & RCI International Division is a developer and manufacturer of soft drink concentrate for bottlers in more than 70 countries.

Sell $50M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-31 S&D Coffee

Concord, North Carolina, United States

S&D Coffee, Inc. is the largest coffee and tea manufacturer and supplier to restaurants and convenience stores in America. S&D is also a major producer of liquid extracts. In continuous operation since 1927, the S&D Coffee serves over 110,000 customers through national distribution and direct store delivery.

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