Coca-Cola HBC acquires CCBA: the advisors
Coca-Cola HBC completed the acquisition of a 75% shareholding in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) from the Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments.
In connection with the operation, Pestalozzi advised the buyer, while Shellenberg Wittmer represented the selling parties.
The deal set a combined purchase price of US$2.6 billion, with an equity value for 100% of CCBA at US$3.4 billion.
The Pestalozzi team
The Pestalozzi team working on the matter included partners Christian Leuenberger, Severin Roelli, Oliver Widmer, and Remo Keller, as well as associates Mercedes Chiabotti, Niku Gholamalizadeh, Julia Pfister, and Seraina Oschwald.
Pictured above, from left to right: Christian Leuenberger, Severin Roelli, Oliver Widmer, and Remo Keller
The Shellenberg Wittmer team
The Schellenberg Wittmer team working on the matter consisted of Oliver Triebold (pictured), Pascal Hubli, Marcel Jakob, Daniele Simoniello, Elia Claude Schunck and Nanina Lätsch (all corporate/M&A), Olivier Favre (banking & finance) as well as Michael Nordin and Tabea Bänteli (both taxation).
