February’s biggest was Diageo’s spirits purchase of Mey Içki in Turkey for £1.3bn. Read more here.
Alcohol accounted for 13 of the February total, soft drinks 8, dairy 7, food 5 and packaging 3.
28 countries were affected, with the US involved in 11, France and Japan in 4, China, South Africa and the UK in 3. 17 were single country transactions and 19 across borders.
Richard Hall is chairman of Zenith International. You can also read his blog at BevBlog.
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