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Goodmans Deals & Cases

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Cott Corporation Announces the Acquisition of Primo Water Corporation

2020

Areas Mergers and Acquisitions

Summary

Goodmans LLP represents Cott Corporation (“Cott”) in connection with its definitive agreement to acquire Primo Water Corp. (“Primo”) for $14.00 per share, for a total transaction value of $775 million.

The combination of Cott and Primo, along with the recent announcement of Cott’s evaluation of certain strategic alternatives for its S&D Coffee and Tea (“S&D”) business, including a sale of S&D, will transition Cott into a pure-play water company.