Maple Leaf - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Maple Leaf M&A Summary

Maple Leaf has acquired 6 companies. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 5 assets.

Maple Leaf’s largest acquisition to date was in 2003, when it acquired Schneider for $378M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2014, when it sold Maple Leaf Foods - Canada Bread to Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. for $1.8B. Maple Leaf has acquired in 2 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include food (84%) and agriculture (17%).

Maple Leaf Business Overview

Where is Maple Leaf headquartered?

Maple Leaf is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.

What is Maple Leaf’s revenue?

Maple Leaf disclosed revenue of 4,868M CAD for 2023 and 4,739M CAD for 2022.

How many employees does Maple Leaf have?

Maple Leaf has 13,500 employees.

What sector is Maple Leaf in?

Maple Leaf is a food company.

When was Maple Leaf founded?

Maple Leaf was founded in 1927.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 3

Maple Leaf

Maple Leaf Foods, Inc.

6985 Financial Drive,
Mississauga, Ontario L5N 0A1
Canada,
(905) 285-5000
www.mapleleaffoods.com

Maple Leaf is a provider of consumer packaged prodcuts headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Company make high-quality, great tasting, nutritious and innovative food products under leading brands including Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Prime, Maple Leaf Natural Selections, Schneiders, Schneiders Country Naturals and Mina. Maple Leaf Foods was founded in 1927 and is based in Mississauga, Canada.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 6 - - - - - 6
vol $895M $895M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 4 1 - - - - 5
vol $1.8B $1.8B
  11

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Maple Leaf Foods, Inc. - Drummondville Poultry Plant 2020-07-16 - Divestiture
Drummondville, Quebec
VIAU Foods 2018-11-13 215M USD Add-on Acquisition
Laval, Quebec · www.viaufood.com
Cericola Farms, Inc. - Two Poultry Plants 2018-10-22 - Divestiture
Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario
Field Roast Grain Meat Co., Inc. 2017-11-30 120M USD Add-on Acquisition
Seattle, Washington · www.fieldroast.com
Lightlife Foods, Inc. 2017-02-21 140M USD Add-on Acquisition
Turners Falls, Massachusetts · www.lightlife.com
Maple Leaf Foods - Canada Bread 2014-02-12 1.8B USD Divestiture
, Canada
Rothsay Ltd. 2013-10-28 - Divestiture
Guelph,, Ontario · www.rothsay.ca
Rothsay Biodiesel 2013-09-16 - Divestiture
Guelph, Ontario · www.rothsaybiodiesel.ca
The Puratone Corp. 2012-11-01 42M USD Add-on Acquisition
Niverville, Manitoba
Animal Nutrition Business - Maple Leaf Foods, Inc. 2007-07-20 - Divestiture
Toronto, Ontario
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Food 5 (83%) 853M (95%) 2 (40%) 1.8B (100%)
Agriculture 1 (17%) 42M (5%) 1 (20%) -
Environmental - - 2 (40%) -
Total 6 $895M 5 $1.8B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Canada 4 635M 5 1.8B
  Ontario 2 378M 3 -
  Quebec 1 215M 1 -
  Manitoba 1 42M - -
United States 2 260M - -
  Washington 1 120M - -
  Massachusetts 1 140M - -
Domestic 4 (67%) 635M (71%) 5 (100%) 1.8B (100%)
Cross-border 2 (33%) 260M (29%) - -
Total 6 $895M 5 $1.8B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Centerview Partners
2
Legal Deals
Blake, Cassels & Graydon
2
Ropes & Gray
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $853M
< $100M 1 $42M
TOTAL $895M
Largest Schneider Corp.
$378M (2003-09-25)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.8B
TOTAL $1.8B
Largest Maple Leaf Foods - Canada Bread
$1.8B (2014-02-12)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
17%
1 (17%)
Strategic(s)
33%
2 (33%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
5 (100%)

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