M&A Deal Summary

Refresco Gerber Acquires Cott - Bottling Activites

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

Acquisition Highlights
  • 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.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-07-25
Target Cott - Bottling Activites
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Refresco Gerber
Sellers(s) Primo Water
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

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(S) 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 STATS #
Overall 6 of 13
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(S) 1

SELLER

Primo Water

Tampa, Florida, United States
Category Company
Founded 1955
Sector Beverages
Employees9,230
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 Tampa, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
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
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