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AG Barr -All share merger with rival Britvic

January 2013

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  • Epic Code:
  • BAG
  • Price:
  • 488p
Just five months after we wrote about AG Barr (at the equivalent of  375p adjusting for a share split), it has announced an all share merger with rival Britvic (BVIC; 395p), which will see Britvic shareholders holding 63% of the equity and AG Barr holders 37%. The new combined company will be called Barr Britvic Soft Drinks.The Merger will create one of the leading soft drinks companies in Europe, with annual sales of £1.5 billion, a portfolio of strong brands and significant prospects for future growth. In addition, there should be around £35m of cost synergies (around 20% of the combined profits of the two firms) through removal of duplicated costs and better buying. According to broker Cannacord, the  comb ...

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