Carlsberg to Acquire Britvic for £3.52 Billion: Synergies and Efficiency Gains Expected

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark Denmark
Carlsberg plans to take advantage of the synergistic relationship between beer and soft drinks, including within the areas of procurement, production, warehousing, and distribution to increase efficiency and better serve customer needs
Denmark's Carlsberg agrees to acquire British drinks maker Britvic for approximately £3.52 billion in cash
Expected to add to adjusted EPS by mid-single-digit percentages in the first year and double-digit percentages in the second year
Expected to deliver annual cost savings and efficiency improvements by about £75 million, after tax, over a period of five years
The acquisition values Britvic at nearly £3.3 billion on a fully diluted basis
The purchase price represents a premium of 36% to the closing price of Britvic shares on June 19, 2024
Carlsberg to Acquire Britvic for £3.52 Billion: Synergies and Efficiency Gains Expected

Denmark's Carlsberg agrees to acquire British drinks maker Britvic for approximately £3.52 billion in cash, creating a single beverage company in the UK named Carlsberg Britvic. The acquisition values Britvic at nearly £3.3 billion on a fully diluted basis and is expected to add to adjusted EPS by mid-single-digit percentages in the first year and double-digit percentages in the second year. Carlsberg plans to take advantage of the highly synergistic relationship between beer and soft drinks, including within the areas of procurement, production, warehousing, and distribution to increase efficiency and better serve customer needs. The purchase price represents a premium of 36% to the closing price of Britvic shares on June 19, 2024. The acquisition is expected to deliver annual cost savings and efficiency improvements by about £75 million, after tax, over a period of five years.


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  • Is there any potential resistance from regulatory bodies or Britvic shareholders?
  • What are the specific synergies Carlsberg is expecting to achieve?

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Denmark's Carlsberg agrees to acquire British drinks maker Britvic

Yahoo Finance Unknown DPA Monday, 08 July 2024 08:57
  • Unique Points
    • Danish brewery group Carlsberg and British producer of soft drinks Britvic have agreed on terms for Carlsberg’s unit, Carlsberg UK Holdings Limited, to acquire Britvic for approximately £3.52 billion in cash.
    • The acquisition values Britvic at nearly £3.3 billion on a fully diluted basis.
    • Carlsberg plans to create a single beverage company in the UK named Carlsberg Britvic.
    • The purchase price represents a premium of 36% to the closing price of Britvic shares on June 19, 2024 and approximately 13.6 times Britvic’s adjusted EBITDA for the year ended March 31, 2024.
    • Britvic shareholders will receive £1,315 per share including £1,290 in cash and a special dividend of £25 per share.
    • The acquisition is expected to add to adjusted EPS by mid-single-digit percentages in the first year and double-digit percentages in the second year.
    • The business combination is expected to deliver annual cost savings and efficiency improvements of approximately £75 million, after tax, over a period of five years.
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Carlsberg to buy Robinsons maker Britvic in £3.3bn deal

Financial Times Monday, 08 July 2024 08:57
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    • Carlsberg is buying Britvic in a £3.3bn deal
    • The financial terms of the acquisition have been agreed upon
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Carlsberg to buy Britvic and acquires Marston's jv stake

The Drinks Business Ltd., London UK (www.thedrinksbusiness.com/contact-us/) James Evison Monday, 08 July 2024 08:03
  • Unique Points
    • Carlsberg has agreed on a 3.3bn deal to take over Britvic, a soft drinks firm.
    • Carlsberg is buying Britvic in a 3.3bn deal.
    • The recommended offer at 1315p per share for Britvic will deliver an overall value of 3.3bn.
    • Britvic is the main partner for PepsiCo and has agreed to waive the change-of-control clause in bottling arrangements following acquisition by Carlsberg.
    • The deal is expected to become effective during the first quarter of 2025.
    • The move aims to support Carlsberg’s growth ambitions and will create a new single beverage company called Carlsberg Britvic.
    • Alongside the Britvic deal, Marston’s has sold its 40% stake in the Carlsberg Marston’s joint-venture for around £200m.
    • Carlsberg Group CEO Jacob Aarup-Andersen believes that the partnership with PepsiCo will provide long-term opportunities for both companies.
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    The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy when it states 'Britvic is the main partner for PepsiCo' and 'It means that PepsiCo has agreed to waive the change-of-control clause in the bottling arrangements it has with Britvic.' This implies that because PepsiCo has agreed to this, it must be a valid or good decision. No explicit fallacy name was given for this example.
    • ]Britvic is the main partner for PepsiCo[
    • It means that PepsiCo has agreed to waive the change-of-control clause in the bottling arrangements it has with Britvic.
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