On the Record · ARD Finance

ARD Finance acquisitions, on the record

The businesses ARD Finance bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

Business	Deal	When	Value
Beverage Can Acquisition (certain beverage can manufacturing assets from Ball Corporation and Rexam PLC) Word for word““Beverage Can Acquisition” are to the Ardagh Group’s acquisition of certain beverage can manufacturing assets from Ball Corporation and Rexam PLC on June 30, 2016;” 20-F for 2017	acquisition	June 30, 2016	—
VNA (Verallia North America) Word for word““VNA Acquisition” are to the acquisition in 2014 of Verallia North America; and” 20-F for 2017	acquisition	2014	—
Rockware PLC Word for word“In 1999, we acquired Rockware PLC in the U.K., from Owens‑Illinois for approximately GBP 247 million, which established the Company as the leading glass packaging producer in the UK and Ireland;” 20-F for 2017	acquisition	1999	approximately GBP 247 million
Hermann Heye Word for word“In 2003, we acquired Hermann Heye in Germany, a leading supplier of engineering solutions to the glass packaging industry globally, as well as the owner of two glass packaging plants in Germany, which represented a foothold for potential further expansion in glass packaging in Germany;” 20-F for 2017	acquisition	In 2003	—
Redfearn Glass, Rexam PLC’s U.K. glass packaging business Word for word“In 2005, we acquired Redfearn Glass, Rexam PLC’s U.K. glass packaging business for approximately GBP 50 million, strengthening our leading position in the U.K. glass packaging market;” 20-F for 2017	acquisition	In 2005	approximately GBP 50 million
Rexam PLC’s European glass packaging business Word for word“In 2007, we acquired Rexam PLC’s European glass packaging business for approximately €657 million, broadening our presence across Continental Europe;” 20-F for 2017	acquisition	In 2007	approximately €657 million
Impress Group Word for word“In 2010, we acquired Impress Group for approximately €1.7 billion, which diversified our presence into metal packaging;” 20-F for 2017	acquisition	In 2010	approximately €1.7 billion
Leone Industries Inc. Word for word“In 2012, we acquired Leone Industries Inc., a single plant glass packaging business in New Jersey, United States for approximately $220 million, representing our first expansion into the U.S. glass packaging market;” 20-F for 2017	acquisition	In 2012	approximately $220 million
Anchor Glass Word for word“In 2012, we acquired Anchor Glass for $880 million, the third largest producer of glass packaging in the United States, operating eight glass packaging plants;” 20-F for 2017	acquisition	In 2012	$880 million
Verallia North America (VNA) Word for word“On April 11, 2014, the Ardagh Group completed the purchase of 100% of the equity of VNA from Compagnie de Saint‑Gobain for a consideration of €1.0 billion.” 20-F for 2017	acquisition	April 11, 2014	€1.0 billion
Six former Anchor Glass plants and certain related assets Word for word“On June 30, 2014, the Ardagh Group completed the sale of six former Anchor Glass plants and certain related assets for a consideration of €319 million, on which we recognized a loss on disposal of €124 million.” 20-F for 2017	divestiture	June 30, 2014	€319 million
Metal packaging businesses in Australia and New Zealand Word for word“In 2014, we divested our metal packaging businesses in Australia and New Zealand;” 20-F for 2017	divestiture	In 2014	—
22 plants required to be divested by Ball Corporation and Rexam PLC (Beverage Can Acquisition) Word for word“In 2016, we acquired 22 plants required to be divested by Ball Corporation and Rexam PLC as a condition of Ball Corporation’s acquisition of Rexam PLC. This acquisition, for a total consideration of €2.7 billion, broadened our presence in metal packaging to include leading global beverage can market positions.” 20-F for 2017	acquisition	In 2016	total consideration of €2.7 billion
Beverage Can Acquisition (beverage can manufacturing assets from Ball Corporation and Rexam PLC) Word for word“On June 30, 2016, the Ardagh Group closed the Beverage Can Acquisition for total consideration of $3.0 billion.” 20-F for 2018	acquisition	On June 30, 2016	total consideration of $3.0 billion
a small business in the Metal Packaging division and Metal Packaging operations in Australia and New Zealand Word for word“During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Group disposed of a small business in the Metal Packaging division and also of its Metal Packaging operations in Australia and New Zealand for a total consideration of $104 million.” 20-F for 2018	divestiture	During the year ended December 31, 2014	$104 million

Read from ARD Finance’s annual reports (20-F for 2018, 20-F for 2017) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2019-03-01. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.