LONDON (S&P Global Ratings) Sept. 17, 2019--S&P Global Ratings said today that Bormioli Pharma SpA's acquisition of drug packaging company R&G Beteiligungs GmbH is largely in line with our base-case scenario, and would strengthen cash flows. We expect the acquisition to have a minimal effect on credit metrics, given the scale and equity contribution, with no impact on the rating (B/Stable/-). We estimate debt to EBITDA will increase from our base case by about 0.1x to about 6.9x by year-end 2019, before improving to about 6.0x for 2020. The revenue contribution from R&G, which was €25.6 million in 2018, should increase the group's free operating cash flow by about €4 million in 2020. The acquisition is consistent with Bormioli Pharma's