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KPS to Sell Anchor Glass for More Than $1 Billion
- Client News
- November 2, 2016
Paul, Weiss client KPS Capital Partners LP announced the sale of its portfolio company Anchor Glass Container Corporation to BA Glass B.V. and funds advised by CVC Capital Partners. Anchor Glass is a leading North American manufacturer of premium glass packaging products, and BA Glass is a leading manufacturer of glass bottles in Europe. Completion of the transaction, which is valued at more than $1 billion, is expected by the year's end.
The Paul, Weiss team included corporate partners Angelo Bonvino, Eric Goodison and Carl Reisner and counsel Ji Lu and Pearl Yuan-Garg; tax partner David Mayo; employee benefits partner Robert Fleder and counsel Reuven Falik; environmental counsel William O'Brien; intellectual property partner Chuck Googe; real estate partner Peter Fisch; and litigation partner Aidan Synnott.