Frank Layson focuses his practice on mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. He represents leading companies in a wide variety of cross-border transactions.
Results
- Represented Coca-Cola Company in connection with the:
- Acquisition of Fairy Bottling Zambia, Ltd. (Zambia)*
- Acquisition of a majority interest in the non-alcohol ready-to-drink beverages business of Kgalagadi Beverages Ltd. (Botswana)*
- Acquisition of the on the non-alcohol beverages business of Zambian Breweries PLC (Zambia)*
- Acquisition of a majority interest in the non-alcohol ready to drink beverage business of Swaziland Beverages Ltd. (Eswatini)*
- Acquisition of a minority interest in the non-alcohol ready to drink beverages business of Maluti Mountain Brewery Limited (Lesotho)*
- Sale of Montevideo Refrescos S.R.L. (Uruguay) and Commercializadora y Productora de Bebidas Los Volcanes (Paraguay) to Coca-Cola FEMSA*
- Transition of Anheuser-Busch Inbev’s majority interest in Coca-Cola Bottling Africa*
- Acquisition of Coca-Cola Sabco (UAE) Limited and its subsidiaries Bottlers Nepal and Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka*
- Acquisition of Coca-Cola Shanduka Beverages South Africa Proprietary Limited*
- Joint Venture with SAB Miller and Coca-Cola Sabco to form a bottling joint venture headquartered in South Africa*
- Acquisition of the non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage brands of SABMiller*
Recognitions
- Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2009-2026
- Chambers USA, Corporate/M&A, 2021-2026
- Legal 500 US, 2021
Capabilities and Industries
Marchés Régionaux
Credentials
Education
- University of Georgia, JD, magna cum laude
- Emory University, BA
Admissions
- Georgia