M&A – Page 83
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NewsWhitworths sale will mean private equity investor takes a bath
With Whitworths up for sale, its private equity owner is set to take a bath on its investment
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NewsCity snapshot: LDC poised for £100m Addo deal
Private equity house LDC is closing in on a takeover of Vision-owned pork pie supplier Addo Food Group worth over £100m. Plus, Saucy Fish Co owner Icelandic Seachill prepares for sale, PZ Cussons on target to hit full-year targets and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsLDC closes in on £100m-plus deal for pork supplier Addo
Private equity house LDC is closing in on a takeover of pork pie supplier Addo Food Group to add another food business to its portfolio
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NewsBrewDog crowded out as private equity snaps up 22% stake
BrewDog – which swore it would never ‘sell out’ to institutional investors – has sold a 22% stake to a US PE house
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NewsIcelandic Seachill to be put up for sale 'within weeks'
Seachill is currently the last remaining food business within the Icelandic Group
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NewsBonds owner Innovative Bites swoops for Hancocks in £100m deal
American food wholesaler Innovative Bites has swooped to add Hancocks Cash & Carry to its growing confectionery empire in a deal worth about £100m, The Grocer can reveal.
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NewsOscar Mayer acquired by German PE house
UK ready meals supplier Oscar Mayer has been bought by German private equity player Deutsche Beteiligungs (DBAG) as it seeks to build a new European food group.
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NewsDX Group shareholder Gatemore aims to block John Menzies deal
The companies said the merger would result in yearly savings of £8m to £12m
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NewsJohn Menzies-DX Group tie-up 'good news' says NFRN
The companies said the merger would result in savings of £8m to £12m each year…
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NewsUnilever 'Sprexit' and strategic review: what the analysts say
The results of Unilever’s much-anticipated strategic review didn’t come as a great surprise to the City, but what did the analysts make of the announcement.
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NewsReckitt Benckiser to 'explore all options' with food sell-off
Selling off food assets seems to be all the rage these days
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NewsAs Reckitt sells off food, KPMG predicts fresh wave of M&A activity
Reckitt Benckiser’s sell-off of its food division is “just the start of a wave of M&A activity for fmcg companies”.
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NewsUnilever to sell spreads, combine food and drink and increase investor returns
Unilever has announced the results of its strategic review this morning, confirming its intention to sell its spreads division as well as combined food and drink into one business, simplify its structure, launch a share buyback programme and increase dividends. Plus all the latest news from the City
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NewsReal Good Food buys majority stake in Brighter Foods
Real Good Food has acquired a majority stake in Welsh snack food manufacturer Brighter Foods for up to £9m.
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NewsTayto buys vending machine firm Freedom Refreshments
Northern Irish crisp manufacturer Tayto Group has acquired Leeds-based vending machine company Freedom Refreshments in a “multi-million pound” deal.
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NewsClearly Drinks acquired by PE firm NorthEdge Capital
Soft drinks manufacturer Clearly Drinks Group has secured the backing of private equity firm NorthEdge Capital as consumer demand for flavoured water grows.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Reckitt Benckiser's food sell-off is part of a longer strategic game
Fresh on the heels of Unilever’s reported plan to sell its problematic spreads division, Reckitt Benckiser has confirmed it is exploring the sale of its own food division
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NewsCP Foods acquires Westbridge Food to grow poultry exports to UK and EU
Poultry supplier Westbridge Food Group has been snapped up by Thai food conglomerate CP Foods in a deal worth £60m.
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NewsReckitt Benckiser to sell French's and Frank's Red Hot brands
Sale would be used to reduce Reckitt’s debt created by the Mead Johnson Nutrition Co announced in February.
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NewsDanone to offload Stonyfield to push through $12.5bn WhiteWave deal
Danone has agreed to sell one of its US dairy subsidiaries to speed up the completion of the $12.5bn acquisition of US plant-based food group WhiteWave.