Ball makes its $8.4bn bid to acquire Rexam

摘要

A giant canmaking enterprise, the world's biggest by far, will be created with the acquisition of Rexam plc by Ball Corporation, which last month made its bid in a cash and shares offer valued at £5.4 billion (US$8.4 billion). The deal brings together two of the largest three canmakers in the business and creates a global enterprise that will have sales in the region of $15 billion and 22,500 employees, well ahead of Crown Holdings which last year had sales of more than $9 billion.