Loyens & Loeff advises Ontario Teachers' on the creation of a new metal packaging joint venture between Exal and the Ardagh Group
Loyens & Loeff has advised Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (“Ontario Teachers”), which currently controls Exal Corporation, a leading producer of aluminium containers, on all Swiss, Belgium and Dutch related matters in connection with the merger of Exal Corporation with the Ardagh Group, to form a new metal packaging joint venture.

The new venture, Trivium, will be one of the biggest metal packaging companies in the world and headquartered in the Netherlands. Moreover, it will operate 57 production facilities in Europe and the Americas, employing 7’800 individuals. Over the next few years, Trivium expects to generate net combination benefits of approximately 40 million US-Dollars, from the pursuit of commercial and operational excellence opportunities. Trivium will supply their products to a wide range of leading multinational, regional and local customers operating in a wide range of end markets, including food, seafood, pet food, nutrition, beauty and personal care, household care as well as premium beverages.
The closing of the deal is expected in the fourth quarter of 2019.
Loyens & Loeff Switzerland advised Ontario Teachers’ in the transaction with a team consisted of Marco Toni, Aurélien Pasquier, Valérie Schrämli and Rebekka Schiltknecht.
Marco Toni
Partner Attorney at lawMarco Toni, attorney at law, is a partner in our Zurich office. He focuses on domestic and international M&A transactions, private equity, corporate governance and general corporate, stock exchange and capital markets laws.
T: +41 43 434 67 15 M: +41 79 557 62 15 E: marco.toni@loyensloeff.comAurélien Pasquier
Associate Attorney at lawAurélien Pasquier, attorney at law, is an associate in our Zurich office. He focuses on data protection and M&A transactions.
T: +41 43 434 67 16 M: +41 79 314 19 02 E: aurelien.pasquier@loyensloeff.comValérie Schrämli
Associate Attorney at lawValérie, attorney at law, is an associate in our Zurich office and she focuses on domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity and capital market transactions, corporate governance, general corporate law and contractual matters.
T: +41 43 434 67 29 E: valerie.schraemli@loyensloeff.com