Opinion
33 acquisitions in December 2011

Although the year ended quietly on the transaction front, I still found more than one a day in December, stretching across 26 countries.
14 involved the US and no other country was affected by more than two, with the exception of France on three.
Nine were in alcohol, eight in soft drinks, seven in food and five in packaging, but none in dairy.
The biggest two were Coca-Cola’s $980m stake in Aujan of Saudi Arabia and the €753m Swedish confectionery merger of Cloetta and Leaf.
The full list is available in a searchable database by clicking here.
Richard Hall is chairman of Zenith International. You can also read his blog at BevBlog.
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Richard Hall is chairman of Zenith International.

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