Australia's Brambles offloads crates business to ADIA, Triton
Australian container supplier Brambles has agreed to sell its global reusable plastic crates (RPC) business to Europe-based GP Trion and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) for $2.5 billion.
Up to $1.95 billion of the proceeds will be returned to investors through a $300 million cash payout and a $1.65 billion share buyback. The company’s stock spiked 8% on February 25 in response to the...
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