Coca-Cola Ent: EU Commission clears acquisition of joint control over four Coca-Cola bottlers by The Coca-Cola Company and COBEGA
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of joint control over Coca-Cola European Partners of the UK. by The Coca-Cola Company of the US and Cobega, S.A. of Spain. It sells its products to bottlers. Cobega is active in bottling and distributing beverages. CCEP will bring together four existing Coca-Cola bottlers active in Germany, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Iceland.