OREANDA-NEWS. May 16, 2018. Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE:BBU) (TSX:BBU.UN) ("Brookfield Business Partners"), together with institutional partners (collectively "Brookfield"), announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of a controlling interest in the Schoeller Allibert Group B.V., one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of returnable plastic packaging systems.

Brookfield Business Partners is a business services and industrials company focused on owning and operating high-quality businesses that benefit from barriers to entry and/or low production costs. Brookfield Business Partners is listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges. Important information may be disseminated exclusively via the website; investors should consult the site to access this information.  

Brookfield Business Partners is the flagship listed business services and industrials company of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (NYSE:BAM) (TSX:BAM.A) (EURONEXT:BAMA), a leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $285 billion of assets under management. For more information, please visit our website at https://bbu.brookfield.com.

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