25 ACQUISITIONS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
Popular myth would have it that acquisitions activity must be slowing down in the new economic climate. Yet I find new announcements almost every day, many gaining very little coverage and some of real significance. Often they involve companies stretching out into new geographies or market sectors in very enterprising ways. Here is a selection I have noted in the past three months. The Japanese seem particularly active.
Feb 09
- Water - Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola FEMSA buy Agua Brisa from SABMiller in Colombia $92m
- Beer - SABMiller and China Resources to buy 3 breweries in China
- Water - UAE Jeema buys Aquafina plant
- Beer - Kirin from Japan buys 43% of San Miguel in Philippines
- Food - Otsuka from Japan to buy Nardobel in France
- Spirits - Access from US to buy 50% of Diamond Wodka in Benelux
- Beer - SABMiller buys 71% of Bere Azuga in Romania $25m assets
- Dairy - Japan’s Snow Brand to merge with Nippon Milk $5.7bn combined sales
- Beer - Asahi from Japan buys 20% of Tsingtao in China from Anheuser-Busch in US $666m
- Water - UK Lomond Hills buys Nestlé Waters Powwow
- Ingredients - Danisco from Denmark buys stake in GraceLinc of New Zealand
- Dairy - Germany’s Uckermarker buys plant from FrieslandCampina
- Dairy - Emmi from Switzerland buys Roth Kase in US Est $45m
- Nutrition - Otsuka from Japan to buy Nutrition & Santé in France €260m sales
- Ingredients - Frutarom from Israel to buy Oxford Chemicals in UK $12m
- Spirits - South Korea’s Lotte Chilsung buys spirits arm of Doosan $386m
- Soft drinks - Asahi from Japan to buy Cadbury soft drinks business in Australia $809m
- Dairy - Australia’s Bega Cheese to buy Strathmerton plant from Kraft
- Water - US DS Waters buys Blue Ridge
- Wine - Campari from Italy to buy 99% of Odessa in Ukraine
- Dairy - Agropur from Canada to buy Schroeder in US $120m sales
- Water - Nestlé buys Santa Barbara in Brazil €31m investment
- Soft drinks - Coca-Cola Hellenic from Greece completes purchase of SOCIB in Italy €264m
- Juice - PepsiCo buys additional 18% of Lebedyansky in Russia $285m
- Soft drinks - France’s La Martiniquaise buys Sirop Sport brand from Orangina Schweppes
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