# Berry Global agrees to acquire RPC Group for £5 billion

Berry Global has agreed to acquire UK packaging firm RPC Group for £5 billion ($6.6 billion) in cash and refinancing, with completion expected in Q3 2019.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-03-25
- Where: United Kingdom
- Value: $6.60B (5.00B GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: plastic and recycled-content packaging products
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [RPC](https://endata.com/companies/581.md) (target)
- [Berry Plastics](https://endata.com/companies/829.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [recyclingtoday.com](https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/rpc-uk-berry-group-usa-plastic-recycling/), 2019-03-25: "The price tag on the deal is £5 billion ($6.6 billion) in cash and refinancing considerations."

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