# Berry Global to acquire RPC Group for £3.2 billion

Berry Global agreed on 8 March 2019 to acquire UK packaging maker RPC Group for £3.2 billion, paying £7.93 per share in cash. The deal remained subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals when reported on 30 June 2019.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-03-01
- Value: $4.06B (3.20B GBP)
- Jobs: 25,000
- Status: announced
- Products: plastic packaging
- 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

- [marketscreener.com](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/BERRY-GLOBAL-GROUP-11658375/news/Berry-Global-Group-Inc-completed-the-acquisition-of-RPC-Group-Plc-34244363/), 2019-06-30: "Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE:BERY) signed an agreement to acquire RPC Group Plc (LSE:RPC) for £3.2 billion on March 8, 2019."
- [uk.marketscreener.com](https://uk.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/BERRY-GLOBAL-GROUP-11658375/news/Berry-Global-Group-Inc-completed-the-acquisition-of-RPC-Group-Plc-34244363/), 2019-06-30: "Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE:BERY) signed an agreement to acquire RPC Group Plc (LSE:RPC) for £3.2 billion on March 8, 2019."
- [ipfmexpo.com](https://www.ipfmexpo.com/en/press/detail/871/77), 2019-09-23: "In a gigantic packaging deal with global impact, Berry in March announced it was buying RPC for $4.37 billion in cash."

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