Denmark & Poland: Royal Unibrew A/S acquires Polish brewery Browar Lomza
Danish brewery group Royal Unibrew A/S announced it has agreed to acquire Polish brewery Browar Lomza Sp zoo from Przediebiorstwo Przemyslu Spozywczego Pepees SA, Nordic Business Report Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge reported February 15.
The acquisition price is PLN126m, in addition to which Royal Unibrew will assume debt of PLN16m.
Browar Lomza, based in Lomza in northeastern Poland, recorded sales of 630,000 hectolitres in 2006, achieving revenues of PLN91m.
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The acquisition will significantly strengthen Royal Unibrew's position in Poland and will also enable considerable synergies within sales, production, distribution, administration and purchasing.
The transaction is conditional on approvals from the Polish competition authorities.
Royal Unibrew, headquartered in Faxe in Denmark, produces, distributes, markets and sells beer, malt and soft drinks in 65 markets worldwide. The group has some 2,200 employees and breweries in Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland. Royal Unibrew is listed on the Nordic Exchange in Copenhagen.
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