KPS Capital Partners (KPS) is to acquire the Europe, Middle East and Africa food, aerosol and promotional packaging business (EMEA Food and Consumer Packaging Business) from Crown Holdings for EUR2.25 billion (USD2.7 billion). Crown will retain 20 per cent ownership of the Company.
The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021 and is subject to customary closing conditions and approvals.
The EMEA Food and Consumer Packaging Business is the largest manufacturer of steel and aluminum food packaging in Europe and is a leading manufacturer of aerosol and promotional packaging. The Company is critical to the European food supply chain and has hundreds of global and regional food and consumer products customers. The Company’s products are highly sustainable and help to prevent food waste and drive higher rates of recycling. The EMEA Food and Consumer Packaging Business has approximately 6,300 employees across 44 manufacturing facilities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and generates annual revenue of approximately EUR2.0 billion.
Source: Private Equity Wire
