secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK:        0000091767
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-06-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-24-074118
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Sonoco to acquire Eviosys for $3.9B, creating global metal food can leader
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- Purchase price ~$3.9B (€3.615B) on cash-free, debt-free basis; 7.3x 2024 expected adj. EBITDA incl. synergies.
- Eviosys 2024E revenue ~$2.5B, adj. EBITDA ~$430M; over $100M in synergies targeted within 24 months.
- Deal expected to close by end of 2024 subject to works council consultations and regulatory approvals.
- Sonoco plans to divest ThermoSafe and others for at least $1B to fund deleveraging; net leverage target below 3.0x within 24 months.
- Transaction immediately accretive to adj. EPS; over 25% accretive to 2025 expected adj. EPS; KPS to invest up to $200M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000110465924074118/0001104659-24-074118-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000110465924074118/tm2418068d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-074118

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