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CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE63 days agoNestlé's release is datelined "Vevey, Switzerland – July 23, 2026" and its half-year release says "On July 23, 2026, Nestlé and Platinum Equity[4] announced a plan to create Peranel"; Just Drinks[6] reports it was "issued alongside Nestlé's first-half results", and Platinum Equity's PR Newswire copy is stamped "Jul 23, 2026, 01:05 ET" (05:05 UTC), i.e. the 07:00 CEST results release.Nestlé will put S.Pellegrino, Perrier, Acqua Panna, Nestlé Pure Life and its other waters and premium beverages into Peranel, a 50:50 joint venture with Platinum Equity valued at EUR 4.9 billion. Nestlé expects about EUR 3.0 billion in cash at closing, due in the first half of 2027.€4.9B0.57French Senate Inquiry Says State Covered Up Nestlé's Mineral Water Fraud
CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE1.3 years agoAP, datelined Paris 19 May 2025: 'a Senate inquiry commission said Monday'; Public Sénat: the senators 'ont rendu leurs conclusions ce lundi 19 mai'. The Senate's notice gives the filing: 'Rapport n° 628 (2024-2025), tome I, déposé le 14 mai 2025'.[1]After six months and 73 hearings, a Senate commission said the French state hid Nestlé Waters' use of banned treatments on Perrier, Vittel, Contrex and Hépar, a fraud France's fraud-control agency puts at over 3 billion euros.0.57Second Gotthard Road Tunnel Due to Complete
SCHEDULED76% CONFIDENCEin 4.3 yearsA mid-2025 setback added cost and rework but the project team says it is still on schedule. Given as scheduled, per the source[1]: "It is due to be completed in 2030."Switzerland's second bore under the Gotthard Pass, approved by referendum in 2016 to let the original 1980 tunnel close for renovation without cutting off the A2, is on track to finish by 2030.$2.7B0.57Nestlé and Platinum Equity Close the Peranel Waters Deal
ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCEin 279 daysNestlé's half-year release says the transaction "is expected to close in H1 2027" with "net cash proceeds of approximately CHF 2.8 billion expected in H1 2027", and Platinum Equity[3] says "expected to close by the first half of 2027"; the span's last day, 30 June 2027, is used as an estimate.Expected completion of the deal that moves S.Pellegrino, Perrier, Acqua Panna and Nestlé's other waters into Peranel, a 50:50 joint venture with Platinum Equity, paying Nestlé about EUR 3.0 billion (CHF 2.8 billion) in cash. Closing still needs employee consultations and regulatory approvals.€4.9B0.56
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