Lipton Tea Acquired by CVC
Lipton Tea Acquired by CVC
Transaction
Overview
Spayne Lindsay is delighted to announce that it has advised CVC Capital Partners on the agreed acquisition of Unilever’s global tea business, ekaterra for €4.5bn.
ekaterra is the world’s leading Tea business, with a portfolio of 34 brands including Lipton, PG tips, Pukka, T2 and TAZO®. With 11 production factories in 4 continents and Tea estates in 3 countries, ekaterra is growing a world of wellbeing through the regenerative power of plants. The business generated revenues of around €2 billion in 2020.
“ekaterra is a great business, built on strong foundations of leading brands and a purpose-driven approach to its products, people and communities. ekaterra is well positioned in an attractive market to accelerate its future growth, and to lead the category’s sustainable development. We look forward to working with the team to realise ekaterra’s full potential.”
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