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Coca-Cola HBC has agreed to acquire a 75% stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) from The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments for $2.6 billion The transaction, announced on October, ranks among the largest in the history of the Coca-Cola system CCBA operates in 14 African markets including South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Mozambique, and represents nearly 40% of Coca-Cola's volumes sold across the continent…

Η Moody’s εκτιμά ότι η εξαγορά του 75% της Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) από την Coca-Cola HBC έναντι 2,6 δισ. δολαρίων ενισχύει σημαντικά τη γεωγραφική διαφοροποίηση και τη στρατηγική της θέση εντός του συστήματος της Coca-Cola, παρά το γεγονός ότι θα οδηγήσει προσωρινά σε αύξηση της χρηματοοικονομικής μόχλευσης.

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (Coca-Cola HBC) has announced that it has agreed to purchase a majority stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in a $2.6 billion deal to expand its African presence. The company has also entered into an option agreement to purchase the remaining 25 per cent at a later stage. "We are very pleased to announce that Coca-Cola HBC has agreed to acquire a 75 percent majority stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, with a long-term path to full ownership in the coming years," CEO Zoran Bogdanovic said in a video on the company's official LinkedIn page on Tuesday.

The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments have agreed to sell a 75% controlling interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Pty. Ltd. to Coca-Cola HBC AG, the companies announced today. CCBA is the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Africa. It operates in 14 countries on the continent and accounts for about 40% of all Coca-Cola product volume …