White & Case advises Verallia on BWGI’s proposed public tender offer

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Verallia on BWGI’s proposed public tender offer to acquire the remaining shares of Verallia at €30 per share in cash.

The public tender offer is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to be filed with the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des marchés financiers) during April 2025.

BWGI is Verallia’s reference shareholder since its IPO in 2019, currently holding approximately 29 percent of its share capital. BWGI does not intend to delist the company following the completion of the offer.

Verallia is the European leader and world’s third largest producer of glass packaging for beverages and food products, with almost 11,000 employees, 35 production facilities in 12 countries and a market capitalization of €3.53 billion at March 10, 2025. Its shares are admitted to trading on the regulated market of Euronext Paris.

The White & Case team which advised on the transaction was led by partners Thomas Le Vert and Franck de Vita (both Paris) and included partners Boris Kreiss, Alexandre Jaurett and Orion Berg (all Paris), associates Paul-Grégoire Longrois, Sébastien Caciano, Tali Cohen-Levy and Cécilia Grosjean (all Paris) and international law clerk Louis Roussier (Washington, DC).

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