Slaughter and May advised Ball Corporation on the merger control aspects of its proposed acquisition of a majority stake in Benepack Hong Kong Ltd.’s European beverage can manufacturing businesses

Slaughter and May advised Ball Corporation (“Ball”) on the merger control aspects of its proposed acquisition of a majority stake in Benepack Hong Kong Ltd.’s European beverage can manufacturing businesses, which are comprised of two production facilities in Belgium and Hungary. Germany's Federal Cartel Office announced on 10 December 2025 that it had cleared the transactions unconditionally following a Phase 1 investigation.

All required regulatory clearances have been received, and the transactions are expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to the satisfaction of the remaining customary closing conditions contained in the purchase agreements.

Slaughter and May worked closely with Ball’s in-house legal team, led by Richard Peachey (VP Associate General Counsel, EMEA), as well as Hengeler Mueller and Compass Lexecon.