M&A TRANSACTION · 2019
Costa Coffee acquired by The Coca-Cola Company
$5.10B· 16.4x EBITDA· 3.00x revenue
Target
Costa Coffee
United Kingdom
UK-based coffeehouse chain and coffee brand
Acquirer
The Coca-Cola Company
Strategic buyer
Disclosed financials at time of acquisition
Revenue
$1700.0M
EBITDA
$311.0M
Deal Value
$5.10B
EV/EBITDA
16.4x
Context
This $5.10B acquisition of Costa Coffee by The Coca-Cola Company sits in the beverage manufacturing sub-vertical. The 16.4x EBITDA multiple paid in 2019 can be compared against the population median for beverage manufacturing transactions of similar size on our Beverage Manufacturing valuation hub. The Coca-Cola Company is acquiring as a strategic buyer; see how strategic acquirers typically price beverage manufacturing businesses on our Beverage Manufacturing strategic buyer-pool page.
Source
Data sourced from Coca-Cola Press Release — primary source. All figures reflect disclosed values at the time of the acquisition; no estimated or imputed data. Methodology
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