M&A Deal Summary

Refresco Gerber Acquires Whitlock Packaging

On July 26, 2016, Refresco Gerber acquired beverage company Whitlock Packaging for 129M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Refresco Gerber’s 4th transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is Refresco Gerber’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Refresco Gerber’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Refresco Gerber’s 1st transaction in Oklahoma.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-07-26
Target Whitlock Packaging
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) Refresco Gerber
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 129M USD

Target

Whitlock Packaging

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

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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 5 of 13
Sector (Beverages) 4 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 8
State (Oklahoma) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 6
Year (2016) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-29 DIS B.V.

Sittard, Netherlands

DIS B.V. is a contract filler of various beverages in cans and aluminium bottles. DIS offer a total package of services, relieving you of all concerns related to production and logistics.

Buy €72M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-25 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.

Buy -