PHILADELPHIA, April 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ³Ô¹Ï51±¬ÁÏÍø Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), a global leader in consumer packaging, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Mivisa Envases, SAU, a leading Spanish manufacturer of two- and three-piece food cans and ends, from certain investment funds managed by affiliates of The Blackstone Group L.P., N+1 Mercapital and management.
Mivisa, based in Murcia, Spain, is the largest food can producer in both the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco. Primarily serving the vegetable, fruit, fish and meat segments, Mivisa currently operates ten manufacturing facilities, including six in Spain and one in Morocco.
About ³Ô¹Ï51±¬ÁÏÍø Holdings, Inc.
Headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, ³Ô¹Ï51±¬ÁÏÍø Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) is a leading manufacturer of packaging products for consumer marketing companies around the world. ³Ô¹Ï51±¬ÁÏÍø makes a wide range of metal packaging for food, beverage, household and personal care and industrial products and metal vacuum closures and caps. As of December 31, 2013, the Company operated 147 plants located in 40 countries, employing 21,335 people.
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For more information, contact:
Thomas A. Kelly, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, (215) 698-5341, or
Thomas T. Fischer, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs, (215) 552-3720.
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