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Transactions / S••••• A••
S••••• A•• to be Acquired by CD&R for $10.3 Billion
Platform acquisitionannouncedannounced Nov 17, 2025Fact
What happened
- Target
- S••••• A••
- Platform
- not an add-on on record
- Control
- Control
- Share acquired
- unknown
- Industry
- unknown
- Target location
- unknown
- Seller kind
- unknown
- Rollover
- unknown
Values, only where disclosed
- Enterprise value
- $10B (disclosed by a party)
- Purchase price
- Not disclosed
- Equity value
- Not disclosed
- Target revenue
- Not disclosed
- Target EBITDA
- Not disclosed
- Multiple
- Not disclosed
Parties and roles
8 named
Buy side
- ““S••••• A•• is an exceptional global business with a talented leadership team, leading franchises and attractive underlying fundamentals,” said R•• V••••, Partner at CD&R. “The Company has a strong foundation in its industry leadership, committed employee base, deep customer and supplier relationshi”
- “S••••• A•• Corporation (“S••••• A••” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SEE), a leading global provider of food and protective packaging solutions, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by funds affiliated with CD&R, a leading private investment firm with deep experien”
Advisory side
- W•••• F••••Buy-side adviserconfirmed“BofA Securities, BNP Paribas Securities Corp, Citi, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Lazard, Mizuho, RBC Capital Markets, UBS Investment Bank, and W•••• F•••• served as financial advisors to CD&R. Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP served as legal counsel to CD&R.”
- L••••• • W•••••• L••Legal adviserconfirmed“E••••••• served as exclusive financial advisor and L••••• • W•••••• L•• served as legal counsel to S••••• A••.”
- E•••••••Sell-side adviserconfirmed“E••••••• served as exclusive financial advisor and L••••• • W•••••• L•• served as legal counsel to S••••• A••.”
Side not stated
- ““Today marks an inflection point in S••••• A••’s history and we look forward to embarking on this next phase of growth in partnership with CD&R,” said D••••• S•••••, President and Chief Executive Officer of S••••• A••.”
- ““After careful review of strategic alternatives over the past year, the Board is confident that this transaction delivers significant value and is in the best interests of our stockholders and the Company,” said H•••• R• K•••••, Chairman of the Board of S••••• A••.”
- “S••••• A•• to be Acquired by CD&R for $10.3 Billion”
Evidence
“S••••• A•• to be Acquired by CD&R for $10.3 Billion”
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