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Issuer:     SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK:        0000091767
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-12-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-24-125284
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.01, 2.03, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Sonoco closes €3.615B acquisition of Eviosys, creating global metal packaging leader
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- Acquisition completed December 4, 2024; purchase price of €3.615 billion paid in cash and debt.
- Funded via $1.8B in senior notes, $700M Term Loan Facility, $1.5B 364-Day Term Loan, and cash on hand.
- Eviosys is Europe's leading manufacturer of food cans, ends, and closures, previously owned by KPS Capital Partners.
- Eviosys CEO Tomás López will continue to lead the business under Sonoco's Consumer Packaging segment.
- Transaction advances Sonoco's portfolio transformation and creates a global leader in metal food and aerosol can manufacturing.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000110465924125284/0001104659-24-125284-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000110465924125284/tm2429992d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-125284

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