Divestiture • Packaging

Refresco Gerber Acquires Cott - Bottling Activites

On July 25, 2017, Refresco Gerber acquired packaging company Cott - Bottling Activites from Primo Water

Acquisition Context
  • This is Refresco Gerber’s 2nd transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Refresco Gerber’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Refresco Gerber’s 1st transaction in Florida.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date July 25, 2017
Target Cott - Bottling Activites
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Refresco Gerber
Sellers(s) Primo Water
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Cott - Bottling Activites

Tampa, Florida, United States
Cott Corp. - Bottling Activites is a bottler of retailer brands and has a rapidly growing contract manufacturing business, representing 86% and 14% of volumes respectively. Cott has strong customer relationships and serves over 500 leading retailers and a growing number of A-brands.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Refresco Gerber

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Beverages
Employees2,500
Revenue 1.5B EUR (2013)
DESCRIPTION

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.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 6 of 14
Sector: Packaging 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture 2 of 5
State: Florida 1 of 2
Country: United States 2 of 6
Year: 2017 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-26 Whitlock Packaging

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Whitlock Packaging Corp. is a provider of reliable, low-cost, high-quality contract manufacturer of beverages.

Buy $129M
FOLLOWING 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.

Buy $50M

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

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 Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector: Packaging 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 4
State: Florida 1 of 2
Country: United States 1 of 4
Year: 2017 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-04 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.

Buy $355M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-12 Crystal Rock Holdings

Watertown, Connecticut, United States

Crystal Rock Holdings, Inc. is a provider of quality water products and delivery services.

Buy $35M