Verallia Société Anonyme (ENXTPA:VRLA) entered into agreement to acquire Vidrala Italia S.r.l. from Vidrala, S.A. (BME:VID) for ?230 million on February 28, 2024. The transaction will be financed by external debt. In 2023, Vidrala Italia reported a revenue of approximately ?130 million and EBITDA of ?33 million. The completion of the transaction is subject to the approval of the Italian Competition Authority under the Italian merger control law and of the Italian Government under foreign investment rules as well as the customary conditions precedent. The transaction is expected to complete between the second and third quarters of 2024.

Pietro Belloni and Lucio D'Amario of Linklaters Studio Legale Associato acted as legal advisor to Verallia. Jose Ramón Berecibar of Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira, S.L.P. acted as legal advisor to Vidrala.