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Supporting the growth of a global consumer goods company
With a value of ~$A11 billion, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' acquisition of Coca-Cola Amatil Limited was the largest transaction in the Coca-Cola system in six years.
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| Sector | Services |
| Sub-sector | Consumer |
| Location | UK and Australia |
Opportunity
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) mandated Macquarie to advise on the complex cross-border public company acquisition of Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (Amatil).
The transaction would strengthen CCEP’s position as the number one Coca-Cola bottler globally, by revenue, and create new growth opportunities in the Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific regions.
CCEP is the anchor bottler for Coca-Cola products in certain Western Europe markets including Great Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Norway and the Benelux. Amatil was the anchor bottler for the Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa and several other Pacific Island markets
Approach
Macquarie Capital acted as a financial adviser to CCEP. Macquarie’s reading of the transaction dynamics, strong relationships with Amatil’s shareholders and deep cross-border mergers and acquisition experience was key to a successful outcome.
With CCEP headquartered in London and listed on the London Stock Exchange (and other exchanges) and Amatil headquartered in Sydney and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, seamless collaboration between Macquarie’s London, Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland teams was imperative to the success of this public markets transaction.
Outcome
CCEP successfully acquired Amatil, in a transaction valued at ~$A11 billion and saw 99 per cent of independent shareholders voting in favour of the scheme resolution.
~$A11 billion
transaction value
29 markets
served by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
99 per cent
shareholder acceptance
$A13.50
offered price per share
The transaction was approved by The Coca-Cola Company who owned 31 per cent of Amatil and hold 19 per cent of CCEP. Proforma the Amatil transaction, CCEP now have revenue of €14.8 billon, serve over 600 million consumers, have more than 33,200 employees and a footprint in 29 markets across Western Europe and Asia-Pacific.
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