Cahill, Cleary, Allen & Overy Advise on Coca-Cola Deal

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., an independent bottler of Coke products in Europe, agreed to a merger with two other bottlers in that region to form the largest independent bottler for the famed soda brand.

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP represented Coca-Cola Enterprises, while Allen & Overy LLP represented Coca-Cola Iberian Partners and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP represented Coca-Cola Co., the sole owner of Germany’s Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetraenke AG. In addition, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP provided tax advice to Coca-Cola.

The Cahill team was led by corporate partners Helene Banks and John Schuster and also included antitrust partner ...