Sealed Air Completes the Sale of Its Diversey Care Division and Food Hygiene and Cleaning Business
September 06 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) announced today that it has
completed the sale of its Diversey Care division and the food
hygiene and cleaning business within its Food Care division to Bain
Capital Private Equity for approximately $3.2 billion.
“We will use the proceeds of the sale to repay debt, maintain
our net leverage ratio in the range of 3.5 to 4.0 times, repurchase
shares and invest in our core business and targeted M&A
activity,” said Jerome A. Peribere, Sealed Air President and Chief
Executive Officer. “Sealed Air is well positioned for profitable
growth and strong cash flow. We will be driven by a proven business
model, enhanced strategic focus and improved ability to optimize
capital allocation and invest in new disruptive technologies.”
Peribere added, “Sealed Air will continue to be a leading
knowledge-based business focused on food, product and medical
packaging solutions that deliver waste reduction, product security,
improved efficiency of our customers’ operations and make a
positive impact by conserving resources."
About Sealed Air
Sealed Air Corporation is a knowledge-based company focused on
packaging solutions that help our customers achieve their
sustainability goals in the face of today’s biggest social and
environmental challenges. Our portfolio of widely recognized
brands, including Cryovac® brand food packaging solutions and
Bubble Wrap® brand cushioning, enable a safer and less wasteful
food supply chain and protect valuable goods shipped around the
world. Sealed Air generated $4.2 billion in sales in 2016 and has
approximately 14,000 employees who serve customers in 117
countries. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning our business, consolidated
financial condition and results of operations. Forward-looking
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results, expectations regarding the results of restructuring and
other programs, anticipated levels of capital expenditures and
expectations of the effect on our financial condition of claims,
litigation, environmental costs, contingent liabilities and
governmental and regulatory investigations and proceedings. The
following are important factors that we believe could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in our forward looking
statements: the tax benefits associated with the Settlement
agreement (as defined in our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K),
global economic and political conditions, changes in our credit
ratings, changes in raw material pricing and availability, changes
in energy costs, competitive conditions, the success of the sale of
the Diversey Care division and related food hygiene and cleaning
business, the success of our restructuring activities, currency
translation and devaluation effects, the success of our financial
growth, profitability, cash generation and manufacturing strategies
and our cost reduction and productivity efforts, the success of new
product offerings, the effects of animal and food-related health
issues, pandemics, consumer preferences, environmental matters,
regulatory actions and legal matters, and the other information
referenced in the “Risk Factors” section appearing in our most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and as revised and updated by our Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Any
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it is made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any
forward looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be
made from time to time, whether as a result of new information,
future developments or otherwise.
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