All Mergers and acquisitions articles – Page 83
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does Sainsbury’s cut-price deal for Nectar tell us about loyalty cards?
Sainsbury’s $105m (£60m) swoop for full ownership of its loyalty card scheme will immediately add to its bottom line, according to the supermarket. But what does the willingness of Sainsbury’s former Nectar partner Aimia to sell off the loyalty scheme in a cut price deal say about Nectar’s value?
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NewsHalewood buys Cornish rum brand Dead Man's Fingers
The blend of Caribbean rums has an “exceptionally smooth taste” according to the brand’s founder Neythen Hayes…
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NewsEuro Garages reveals US ambition with $2.2bn acquisition of Kroger convenience store network
Petrol forecourt operator Euro Garages has snapped up the 800 strong convenience store network of retail giant Kroger for $2.2bn to gain access to the world’s largest fuel convenience market for the first time.
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NewsRaisio mulls feed business sale and focus on healthy eating
The group announced this week it was considering a sale of its cattle and fish feed businesses
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NewsTime runs out for sale of Connect Group book division
Terms of the deal required completion by 31 January at the latest
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NewsFood & drink M&A already building on value spikes of 2017
A flurry of sizeable food and drink deals in the first weeks of 2018 is building on the momentum of last year, which saw a sharp spike in values driven by mega-deals involving FTSE 100 giants Tesco, Reckitt Benckiser and Unilever.
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Sainsbury's takes Nectar in-house with Aimia UK acquisition
The deal allows the supermarket group full and independent operation of the Nectar loyalty programme in the UK
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NewsRaisio starts talks over feed business sale as part of wider restructure
Finnish food group Raisio is plotting the sale of its feed business as part of a wider restructure of the struggling business to focus on healthy foods.
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NewsKeurig Green Mountain swallows Dr Pepper Snapple for $19bn in biggest ever soft drinks deal
Consumer group JAB Holding has agreed to acquire Dr Pepper Snapple for almost $19bn (£13.5bn) to merge the soft drinks giant with its own Keurig Green Mountain coffee business.
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NewsFaccenda and Cargill unveil Avara Foods poultry joint venture
Business will be owned equally between Cargill and Faccenda
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NewsFairfields Farm bags crisps and popcorn brand Ten Acre
Potato grower Fairfields Farm has taken over crisps and popcorn manufacturer Ten Acre as it plans to ramp up expansion overseas.
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NewsBacardi snaps up posh tequila Patrón in $5.1bn deal
Bacardi said the deal would make it ‘the number one spirits player in the super-premium segment in the US’…
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NewsCandy Kittens sells stake to German confectionery giant Katjes
Candy Kittens, the UK sweets startup co-founded by Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing, has sold a “significant” minority stake to German confectionery company Katjes Fassin.
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Analysis & FeaturesGoodfella's sale plots new course for 2 Sisters
2 Sisters’ dastardly plot to corrupt MPs with a packet of biscuits may have caused some embarrassing headlines this week, but the sale of its Goodfella’s pizza brand to Nomad is a genuinely significant moment in the evolution of the UK’s second-largest food business.
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NewsSHS Group tipped to be closing in on Meridian
Nut butter brand Meridian is close to a £50m takeover, with SHS Group poised to win the highly competitive auction.
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Comment & OpinionSeismic fmcg portfolio shifts loom in 2018
The speed of change in fmcg is forcing companies to try to ascertain where they will still have competitive advantages…
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NewsSysco Corporation agrees deal to take over Kent Frozen Foods
The acquisition of KFF is subject to Competition & Markets Authority approval…
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NewsBirds Eye owner Nomad swoops for Goodfella's Pizza in £200m deal
Birds Eye owner Nomad Foods has agreed to acquire Goodfella’s Pizza from 2 Sisters Food Group for €225m (£199m) to expand its frozen food empire.
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NewsRefresco provisionally cleared for Cott acquisition after UK factory sale pledge
Bottling giant Refresco has been given the provisional green light to complete its acquisition of fellow bottling firm Cott after offering to sell a UK factory.