Kerry Mergers & Acquisitions

Kerry M&A Summary

Kerry has acquired 21 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 10 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Kerry’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired Niacet for $1.0B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2021, when it sold Kerry Consumer Foods - Meats and Meals Business to Pilgrim s Pride for $923M. Kerry has acquired in 10 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include food (64%) and beverages (16%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity21
    • M&A Buy Activity19
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 15

Kerry

Kerry Group plc

Prince's Street,
Tralee, V92 EH11
Ireland,
+353 66 718 2000
www.kerry.com

All (21) Buy (19) Sell (2)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2022-02-15 c-LEcta · Life Science
Leipzig, Germany · www.c-lecta.com

c-LEcta is a developer of enzymes and microbial strains for industrial biotech applications in food, feed, pharma, and chemistry; a self-developed technology platform for the development of new enzymes. c-LEcta was founded in 2004 and is based in Leipzig, Germany.

- Add-on Acquisition

Kerry

SHS Capital PE


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