EU Commission clears Ball's acquisition of Rexam subject to European divestitures

The European Commission cleared Ball's acquisition of beverage can maker Rexam in January 2016, conditional on divesting 12 plants in the EEA and nearly the whole European overlap. The decision followed a phase 2 investigation.

“the Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of beverage can manufacturer Rexam by rival Ball, subject to the divestment of 12 plants in the EEA.”concurrences.com

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• concurrences.comThe EU Commission clears acquisition of global number 2 beverage can manufacturer by global number 1, subject to divesting almost the entire business overlap in Europe (Ball / Rexam) - ConcurrencesJun 29, 2018

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