CASE STUDY: GRUPO TAMPICO
Grupo Tampico Merged with Coca Cola FEMSA
TARGET
Grupo Tampico
TRANSACTION TYPE
Merger
INDUSTRIES
Consumer Products, Food and Beverage
GEOGRAPHY
Tamaulipas, Mexico
SIZE
US$800 million
SITUATION
Seale & Associates was engaged by the shareholders of Grupo Tampico to analyze strategic alternatives for their Coca-Cola bottling business, taking into account the recent merger of Arca with Grupo Continental, which triggered an acquisition race between Coca-Cola FEMSA and Arca Continental.
OUTCOME
Seale & Associates conducted a disciplined process that resulted in a consensus among Grupo Tampico's shareholders, who chose Coca-Cola FEMSA as the preferred alternative.
As a result, Grupo Tampico's beverage division merged with Coca-Cola FEMSA, and the shareholders of Grupo Tampico received shares of Coca-Cola FEMSA.
"Seale provided our shareholders with valuable guidance on a wide range of important topics during the process and served as a trusted advisor in helping us to structure a successful merger with Coca-Cola FEMSA that met our family shareholders’ objectives."
Robert Fleishman
Vice President, Grupo Tampico
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