Amcor Limited acquired Alusa S.A. from Tech Pack S.A. and Nexus Private Equity on June 1, 2016.
June 31, 2016
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Amcor Limited (ASX:AMC) entered into an agreement to acquire Alusa S.A. from Tech Pack S.A. (SNSE:TECHPACK) and Nexus Private Equity for approximately $440 million on April 18, 2016. In a related transaction, Amcor Limited agreed to acquire 50% stake in Empaques Flexa S.A.S. and PeruPlast S.A. from Nexus Private Equity on April 18, 2016. The purchase price of $435 million represents 8.5 times PBITDA. Alusa S.A. reported revenues of $375 million in 2015. The acquisition is subject to approval by Tech Pack shareholders, approval of the antitrust regulation, approval of the antitrust regulation entity as well as approval by the relevant regulatory authorities. Tech Pack S.A.’s shareholders has approved the transaction on May 11, 2016. The deal is expected to be completed in the coming months. Peter Mendell, Steven Levin, Nir Servatka, Jennifer Liu, Mark Katz, Alexandria Pike, Christina Sauro of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP; Roy Durling, Pilar Castillo and Fernando Arias, of Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega; Sergio Michelsen Jaramillo, Richard Galindo, Laura Ribero Diaz and Maria Camila Pineda of Brigard & Urrutia Abogados; Pablo Iacobelli, Salvador Valdés, Cristian Figueroa, Patricia Silberman and Alejandro Montt of Carey; Ramón Moyano , Agustin Waisman , Carolina Serra and Julieta CrouzelEstudio Beccar Varela of Estudio Beccar Varela; Jose Antonio Payet, Kiomi Osorio Ishikawa and Rafael Ortiz Encalada of Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados, Uri Weinstock of BLP acted as legal advisor for Amcor. Marcelo Mottesi, John Timmermann and Monica Arduini of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP; Octavio Bofill, Rodrigo Saffirio, María Ignacia Castro, Ana María Verdugo, Felipe Davanzo, Andrea Alarcón, Catalina Montero, De Bracamonte, Haaker, Castellares Abogados, Ricardo Haaker and Jorge Velasquez of Bofill Mir & Alvarez Jana Abogados; Jorge Perez Alati, Guillermo Quiñoa, Enrique Betemps , Vanina Veiga and Pablo Noseda of Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites, Arntsen & Martínez de Hoz (h); Posse Herrera Ruiz acted as legal advisor to Techpack. Banchile Asesoría Financiera S.A. acted as financial advisor for Tech Pack.
Amcor Limited (ASX:AMC) completed the acquisition of Alusa S.A. from Tech Pack S.A. (SNSE:TECHPACK) and Nexus Private Equity on June 1, 2016.
Amcor plc is a packaging company. The Company is engaged in developing and producing solutions across a variety of materials for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal-care, and other products. The Company operates through two segments: Flexibles and Rigid Packaging. The Flexibles segment consists of operations that manufacture flexible and film packaging in the food and beverage, medical and pharmaceutical, fresh produce, snack food, personal care, and other industries. The Rigid Packaging segment consists of operations that manufacture rigid containers for a range of predominantly beverage and food products, including carbonated soft drinks, water, juices, sports drinks, milk-based beverages, spirits and beer, sauces, dressings, spreads and personal care items, and plastic caps for a wide variety of applications. The Company's subsidiaries include Amcor Flexibles North America, Inc., Amcor Pty Ltd, and Amcor UK Finance plc.