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Lion Capital and Blackstone Close on Sale of Orangina
Nov 13, 2009, 00:00 AM by User Not Found
London, November 13, 2009 – The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) ("Blackstone") and Lion Capital LLP ("Lion Capital") today announced that they have closed on the sale of the Orangina Schweppes Group ("Orangina") to Suntory Holdings Limited ("Suntory"). The closing follows receipt of a binding offer from Suntory to purchase Orangina and the completion of all the social, regulatory and legal requirements necessary for a sale. Lion Capital and Blackstone have been majority investment partners in Orangina Schweppes since 2006. Under their ownership and led by a largely new management team recruited by Blackstone and Lion Capital, Orangina Schweppes has achieved industry-leading growth, both organically in its core countries and by expansion into new markets, as well as through strategic acquisitions of leading brands. From 2006 to 2009, total group volumes and sales have expanded, supported by a re-launch of each of the core brands and stepped-up investment in trade and consumer marketing. Orangina Schweppes is today the largest producer in the European fruit still soft drinks market.
London, November 13, 2009 – The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) ("Blackstone") and Lion Capital LLP ("Lion Capital") today announced that they have closed on the sale of the Orangina Schweppes Group ("Orangina") to Suntory Holdings Limited ("Suntory"). The closing follows receipt of a binding offer from Suntory to purchase Orangina and the completion of all the social, regulatory and legal requirements necessary for a sale.
Lion Capital and Blackstone have been majority investment partners in Orangina Schweppes since 2006. Under their ownership and led by a largely new management team recruited by Blackstone and Lion Capital, Orangina Schweppes has achieved industry-leading growth, both organically in its core countries and by expansion into new markets, as well as through strategic acquisitions of leading brands. From 2006 to 2009, total group volumes and sales have expanded, supported by a re-launch of each of the core brands and stepped-up investment in trade and consumer marketing. Orangina Schweppes is today the largest producer in the European fruit still soft drinks market.
Rothschild, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Blackstone Corporate Advisory, RBS and Nomura acted as financial advisors to Lion Capital and Blackstone.
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Lion Capital is a London-based investment firm that is recognized as a leader in investing in the consumer sector, with over €4 billion of equity capital invested in consumer businesses across Europe and North America. Lion's portfolio of market-leading food and beverage companies includes such well-known brands as Weetabix, the UK's number one cereal brand, Kettle Foods, a leading snack business in the UK and US, and the iconic Schweppes and Orangina beverage brands in Europe. Lion Capital's investment strategy is underpinned by exceptional experience within its senior team in investing in and operating within the consumer sector and the firm has a proven track record of successfully growing companies post acquisition. For more information
please visit: www.lioncapital.com.
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