All Mergers and acquisitions articles – Page 84
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NewsHenderson deal for five McColl's stores examined by CMA
Interested parties have until 26 January to submit their comments to the CMA
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NewsPrinces owner tests water for potential Young's acquisition
Mitsubishi Corporation approached the private equity owners of Young’s late last year
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NewsFox's and Burton's sweat to nail down final merger cash
A £400m merger of Fox’s and Burton’s Biscuits is on a knife edge after funding fell through at the final hurdle
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NewsMolson Coors plans major investment in Aspall Cyder capacity
The brewery would initially focus on growing Aspall’s presence in the on and off-trade…
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NewsUnion Hand-Roasted Coffee acquires Edinburgh’s Brew Lab
The deal is the final step for Union to ‘complete the link between coffee seed and cup’
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NewsBurts Chips eyes £100m in sales as it swoops for Savoury & Sweet
Savoury & Sweet makes products for UK household-name brands and private label ranges for major retailers
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NewsPoppets owner Raisio sells sweets business to Valeo
The confectionery business includes six production plants in the UK and Czech Republic, as well as the Poppets, Fox’s, XXX, Just and Pedro brands
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NewsWilliam Reed acquires Pro-Retail trademark
The publisher of The Grocer bought the trademark from P&H administrators PwC for an undisclosed sum
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Analysis & FeaturesShares hold steady in a 2017 dominated by M&A activity
The economic and political fallout from Brexit and a Trump White House reverberated throughout last year
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NewsRefresco pledges to remedy CMA concerns over Cott deal
The sticking point is both companies’ supply of juice drinks using a special aseptic production process
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NewsM&S sells Hong Kong and Macau retail business to Al-Futtaim
The sale comes after M&S’s strategic review of its international business in November 2016
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NewsArla Foods strengthens presence in Southeast Asia with ICBP joint venture
Arla Foods is set to strengthen its business in Southeast Asia by establishing a joint venture with PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk (ICBP), a major fast-moving consumer goods companies and dairy player in Indonesia.
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Comment & Opinion2017's mega-deals in review - Akeel Sachak
As 2017 draws to a close, we can wave goodbye to another buoyant year for M&A activity, says Akeel Sachak, the global head of consumer for Rothschild.
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Comment & OpinionFive key deals to sum up food and drink M&A in 2017
Catalyst Corporate Finance directors Simon Peacock and Charles Lanceley identify five of the year’s most significant deals, each illustrating trends underpinning M&A activity in food and drink during 2017.
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NewsFruitapeel acquired by Belgian ingredients business Puratos
The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, comes less than seven months after Terry and Deborah Haigh bought the Fruitapeel business from existing fellow shareholders in an MBO.
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Comment & OpinionA bleak Christmas for opponents of the rubberstamped Tesco-Booker deal
For bitter opponents, reading the CMA’s verdict must feel like an untimely dose of the norovirus
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Comment & OpinionAn interesting year for food & drink M&A - Shaun Browne
The underlying performance of many UK food manufacturers has been mixed, with many companies not achieving the ambitious targets they set for themselves at the beginning of the year. Despite this, the quantum of M&A activity in the sector has been broadly consistent with 2016.
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NewsCampbell Soup Co buys Kettle and Metcalfe's Skinny owner for $4.9bn
US food group Campbell Soup Company has agreed to buy Kettle Chips and Metcalfe’s Skinny owner Snyder’s-Lance for $4.9bn (£3.7bn) to expand its exposure to the faster growing snacking market.
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NewsHershey acquires Tyrrells owner Amplify in $1.6bn deal
The deal values Amplify at $12 a share, a 71% premium to the price when markets closed on Friday.
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NewsKKR snaps up Unilever spreads division for £6bn
KKR has emerged victorious in the race to buy Unilever’s spreads business, which includes the Flora, Stork and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter brands, with a €6.8bn (£6bn)