Ogier advises on Carlsberg-Heineken Recommended Cash Offer for brewer Scottish and Newcastle plc

Ogier has advised Sunrise Acquisitions Limited, a Jersey-domiciled bid vehicle capitalised by a consortium led by Heineken of the Netherlands and Carlsberg of Denmark, on its recommended cash offer for brewer Scottish & Newcastle (S&N).

The 800 pence per share offer equates to 7.8 billion pounds (10.5 billion euro, 15.5 billion dollar) for shareholders of the Scottish-based brewer, which makes brands including Kronenbourg 1664 and Foster's.

Ogier advised the consortium on the creation of its Jersey-domiciled bid vehicle working alongside Allen & Overy and Norton Rose.

Subject to the approval of various competition authorities, the transaction is expected to complete in the second quarter of 2008.

Chris Byrne, Partner and Head of Structured Finance leads the team at Ogier, assisted by Paul Burton, Senior Associate.