All Mergers and acquisitions articles – Page 86
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NewsKP debuts in popcorn with vow to restore growth to Butterkist
KP Snacks CEO Mark Thorpe is confident of reigniting strong growth at Butterkist
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NewsUnilever spreads & Dairy Crest combo 'attractive to PE'
Could a private equity-led merger of the Unilever spreads business and Dairy Crest be on the cards later this year?…
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NewsHefty McCormick deal for Schwartz stuns analysts
Schwartz herbs and spices manufacturer McCormick swooped to buy the Reckitt Benckiser food division for a “staggering” $4….
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NewsGlaxoSmithKline announces plans to sell Horlicks in UK
GSK said it would also sell its MaxiNutrition division, which manufactures the Maximuscle brand
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Comment & OpinionThe merits of cooperation
Competition in the grocery trade is notoriously fierce, and rightly so
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NewsBristows and Tuckers bonbon maker fails again with 52 redundancies
The future of the Bristows and Tuckers confectionery brands hang in the balance after a failed turnaround bid sent the business under for the second time in less than a year
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NewsStock Spirits acquires £16m stake in Quintessential Brands Irish whiskey division
London-listed Stock Spirits Group has struck a deal to acquire a 25% stake in the Irish whiskey division of Quintessential Brands Group for up to up to €18.3m (£16m) in cash.
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NewsUnilever acquisition of Reckitt Benckiser food brands would be a strategic misstep - analysts
A £2bn-plus Unilever approach for the food business of Reckitt Benckiser, made up of French’s Mustard and Frank’s Red Hot Sauce, would be ‘surprising’, ‘disappointing’ and strategically inconsistent, according to City analysts.
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NewsKP Snacks acquires Butterkist to break into popcorn market
Butterkist’s manufacturing site in West Yorkshire and its 140 employees will become part of the KP Snacks business following the acquisition.
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NewsKennelpak picked up by PE firm Endless' Enact fund
Kennelpak is headquartered in Nottingham, where it employees 275 staff, and generated sales of more than £23m in the year ended 31 March 2017.
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NewsNisa members 'wait and see' over Sainsbury's takeover
Exclusive new research for The Grocer reveals more Nisa retailers are in favour of a deal than against it, but still all to play for
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NewsChivas Brothers sells Glenallachie distillery and brands
Pernod Ricard said the disposal was “in line with its strategy to focus on its priority spirits and wine brands”
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NewsTasties of Chester rescue deal saves 188 jobs as former Adelie CEO takes over business
Almost 200 jobs have been saved at food-to-go operator Tasties of Chester after former Adelie Foods CEO Gavin Cox put together a rescue deal with administrators.
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Comment & OpinionTesco-Booker: CMA’s ‘fast-track’ investigation looks like good news for the deal
A commitment from Tesco to sell off 350 stores, if it comes to that, may well look like a price worth paying
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco-Booker merger: why the CMA’s phase two review will come down to 350 hotspots
The CMA has identified 350 local areas around the country where there is an overlap
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NewsFood and drinks manufacturing deals slump by a quarter in 2016
M&A activity in the UK food and drinks manufacturing sector slumped last year as the fallout from Brexit squeezed profits and put off buyers, according to a new report.
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Analysis & FeaturesOC&C Global 50: M&A lever yet to be pulled
Forecasts of 3G Capital’s rivals reacting to its deal-making with large-scale consolidations of their own have come to very little as Global 50 M&A slumped last year
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NewsOcado: Amazon-Whole Foods deal to 'drive partnership demand'
CEO Tim Steiner insists the bricks-and-mortar tie-up will drive other retailers to develop an online presence
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NewsWyke Farms and Omsco form jv and plan organic cheese brand
Deal will allow the two businesses to ‘capitalise on the growth of the organic market on a global scale’
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NewsApplegreen gets go-ahead for Topaz Energy deal
Ireland’s compeition watchdog finds 50% stake won’t substantially lessen competition