Cranswick - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Cranswick M&A Summary

Cranswick has acquired 12 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 1 asset.

Cranswick’s largest acquisition to date was in 2004, when it acquired Perkins Chilled Foods for $124M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2016, when it sold The Sandwich Factory Holdings to Greencore Group for $23M. Cranswick has acquired in 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include food (75%) and agriculture (25%).

Cranswick Business Overview

Where is Cranswick headquartered?

Cranswick is headquartered in Hessle, United Kingdom.

What is Cranswick’s revenue?

Cranswick disclosed revenue of 2,599M GBP for 2024 and 2,323M GBP for 2023.

How many employees does Cranswick have?

Cranswick has 14,500 employees.

What sector is Cranswick in?

Cranswick is a food company.

When was Cranswick founded?

Cranswick was founded in 1972.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity13
    • M&A Buy Activity12
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 1

Cranswick

Cranswick plc

Crane Court Hesslewood Country Office Park Ferriby Road,
Hessle, HU13 0PA
United Kingdom,
+44 14 8227 5000
www.cranswick.plc.uk

Cranswick is a manufacturer and supplier of premium, fresh and added-value food products. Cranswick was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Hessle, United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 10 1 - 1 - - 12
vol $169M $169M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $23M $23M
  13

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Grove Pet Foods Ltd. 2022-02-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Lincoln, United Kingdom · www.grovepetfoods.co.uk
White Rose Farms Ltd. 2020-02-11 - Stake Purchase
, United Kingdom · whiterosefarms.co.uk
Packington Pork Ltd. 2019-12-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Staffordshire, United Kingdom · www.packingtonfreerange.co.uk
Dunbia Ballymena 2016-11-16 - Add-on Acquisition
County Tyrone, Ireland · www.dunbia.com
The Sandwich Factory Holdings Ltd. 2016-07-25 23M GBP Divestiture
Atherstone, United Kingdom
Benson Park Ltd. 2014-10-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom · www.bensonpark.co.uk
East Anglian Pigs Ltd. 2013-04-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Norwich, United Kingdom
Kingston Foods Ltd. 2012-07-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom · www.kingstonfoods.co.uk
Bowes Of Norfolk Ltd. 2009-04-06 26M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Watton, United Kingdom
Delico Ltd. 2006-11-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Keynes, United Kingdom
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Food 9 (75%) 169M (100%) 1 (100%) 23M (100%)
Agriculture 3 (25%) - - -
Total 12 $169M 1 $23M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 11 169M 1 23M
Ireland 1 - - -
Domestic 11 (92%) 169M (100%) 1 (100%) 23M (100%)
Cross-border 1 (8%) - - -
Total 12 $169M 1 $23M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Rollits
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $124M
< $100M 2 $44M
TOTAL $169M
Largest Perkins Chilled Foods Ltd.
$124M (2004-12-20)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $23M
TOTAL $23M
Largest The Sandwich Factory Holdings Ltd.
$23M (2016-07-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
8%
1 (8%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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