# Refresco to acquire Cott's bottling business for $1.25 billion

Refresco agreed to acquire Cott's bottling activities for USD 1.25 billion, creating the largest independent bottler in Europe and North America, with completion expected in the second half of 2017.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-07-25
- Value: $1.25B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: Combined production volume of approximately 12 billion liters
- Products: non-alcoholic beverages, retailer brand beverages

## Companies

- [Refresco](https://endata.com/companies/1823.md) (acquirer)
- [Cott](https://endata.com/companies/1824.md) (target)

## Sources

- [centralcharts.com](https://www.centralcharts.com/en/13209-refresco-group/news/862382-refresco-acquires-cott-s-bottling-activities), 2017-07-25: "Refresco has entered into an agreement with Cott to acquire Cott's bottling activities for USD 1.25 billion (EUR 1.1 billion)"

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