The newly created business, named Coca-Cola European Partners (“CCEP”), based in the UK, has become the largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the world by revenues and EBITDA. CCEP is trading on Euronext Amsterdam, NYSE, Euronext London, and the Spanish Stock Exchanges. The merger was the result of a complex three-way transaction which will yield significant synergies for the combined business. The broader footprint of CCEP will allow it to compete more effectively across the non-alcoholic beverage market on a Pan-European basis, serving over 300 million consumers in 13 countries. The three parties to the transaction were Coca-Cola Iberian Partners, the independent bottler serving Spain and Portugal, Coca-Cola Enterprises, listed in the US and serving the UK, France, Benelux, Norway and Sweden, and Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetränke, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Coca-Cola Company serving Germany. Rothschild Global Advisory assisted Coca-Cola Iberian Partners on every
