# Amcor delays closing of $5.25 billion Bemis takeover due to US shutdown

Amcor has pushed the closing of its all-stock $5.25 billion takeover of Bemis back by a quarter to the second quarter of 2019, citing US antitrust approval and SEC review delays caused by the partial government shutdown.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-01-23
- Where: United States
- Value: $5.25B
- Status: announced
- Products: flexible packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Amcor](https://endata.com/companies/267.md) (acquirer)
- [Bemis](https://endata.com/companies/314.md) (target)

## Sources

- [insidefmcg.com.au](https://insidefmcg.com.au/2019/01/24/amcor-delays-bemis-takeover-on-us-shutdown/), 2019-01-23: "The $5.25 billion all-stock deal was initially expected to close in the first quarter of 2019."

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