Premier Foods - M&A Summary and Business Overview

FoodCompany

Premier Foods M&A Summary

Premier Foods has acquired 2 companies. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 9 assets.

Premier Foods’ largest acquisition to date was in 2005, when it acquired Marlow Foods for $265M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2011, when it sold Quorn Foods to Exponent Private Equity for $316M. The Company’s most targeted sectors include food (100%).

Premier Foods Business Overview

Where is Premier Foods headquartered?

Premier Foods is headquartered in St Albans, United Kingdom.

What is Premier Foods’ revenue?

Premier Foods disclosed revenue of 1,136M GBP for 2024 and 1,006M GBP for 2023.

How many employees does Premier Foods have?

Premier Foods has 4,000 employees.

What sector is Premier Foods in?

Premier Foods is a food company.

When was Premier Foods founded?

Premier Foods was founded in 1975.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity2
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12
  • M&A Advisors 3

Premier Foods

Premier Foods plc

Premier House Centrium BusineS Park Griffiths Way,
St Albans, AL1 2RE
United Kingdom,
+44 17 2781 5850
www.premierfoods.co.uk

Premier Foods is a manufacturer and distributer of branded and own label food products in the United Kingdom, other European countries, and internationally. It operates through grocery, sweet treats, and international segments. Premier Foods was founded in 1975 and is based in St Albans, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $265M $265M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 9 - - - - - 9
vol $560M $560M
  11

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Hovis Ltd. 2014-01-27 - Divestiture
Wycombe, United Kingdom · www.hovis.co.uk
Elephant Atta Business/ Premier Foods 2012-07-06 52M GBP Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.elephantatta.com
Vinegar and Sour Pickles Business/Premier Foods 2012-07-01 - Trade Sale
, United Kingdom
Premier Foods’ Irish Brands 2011-12-15 47M EUR Divestiture
, Iran
Premier's Brookes Avana 2011-12-08 46M GBP Divestiture
, United Kingdom
Premier Foods’ East Anglian 2011-07-25 - Divestiture
, United Kingdom
Quorn Foods, Inc. 2011-03-15 316M GBP Divestiture
Westport, Connecticut · www.quorn.us
Frozen Pastry Assets/Premier Foods 2007-10-01 - Divestiture
, United Kingdom
Hovis Ltd. 2007-03-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Wycombe, United Kingdom · www.hovis.co.uk
Marlow Foods Ltd. 2005-06-06 265M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Stokesley, United Kingdom · www.marlowfoods.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Food 2 (100%) 265M (100%) 8 (89%) 461M (82%)
Business Services - - 1 (11%) 99M (18%)
Total 2 $265M 9 $560M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 2 265M 7 198M
Iran - - 1 47M
United States - - 1 316M
  Connecticut - - 1 316M
Domestic 2 (100%) 265M (100%) 7 (78%) 198M (35%)
Cross-border - - 2 (22%) 362M (65%)
Total 2 $265M 9 $560M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Stamford Partners LLP
 3
McQueen Ltd.
 2
Legal Deals
Weil Gotshal & Manges
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $265M
TOTAL $265M
Largest Marlow Foods Ltd.
$265M (2005-06-06)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $316M
< $100M 4 $244M
TOTAL $560M
Largest Quorn Foods, Inc.
$316M (2011-03-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
50%
1 (50%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
33%
3 (33%)
Strategic(s)
67%
6 (67%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Food

Revenue

1,136   13% 2024
1,006   12% 2023
901   5% 2022
947   12% 2021
847   3% 2020
824   1% 2019
819   4% 2018
790   3% 2017
772   2016
(millions of GBP) Show More Show Less

Employees

4,000

Established

1975

Public

London Stock Exchange: PFD

 Subscribe to unlock this and 209,180
investor and company profiles

Sign-up today to get full access

  • check  Unlimited Searches
  • check  Unlimited Profile Views
  • check  Build and Export Lists of
    • PE Backed Companies
    • Direct Investors & Acquirers
    • Advisors
    • Deals
    • & More
1 Week Free Trial Learn More

What's Mergr?

We built Mergr to save people the arduous and time-consuming process of tracking when companies are bought, sold, and who currently owns them.

Every day, new opportunities emerge around M&A and we help professionals of all types comb through transactions, investors, and corporate acquirers via an easy-to-use web database that is accessible to anyone.

Try us for 1 week free today!

Mergr, the Easiest-to-Use PE and M&A DB

Key Benefits

  • Stay informed on events in your industry
  • M&A research that takes seconds (not all afternoon)
  • Better understand your customers and prospects
  • Discover active buyers (or sellers)
Search
  • 4.6K Private Equity Firms
  • 202K M&A Transactions
  • 205K Companies Involved in M&A
    (Buyer, Seller, or Target)
  • 3.6K M&A Advisors
    (Investment Banks and Law Firms)
  • 81K M&A Contacts
    (PE and M&A Advisors)

Ready to try?

Join FREE for 1 Week

No obligation. Cancel anytime.

Related Lists for Premier Foods

Food Companies , United Kingdom Companies

Related Lists for Food Companies

Largest Food Companies , Acquisitive Food Companies , Recently Acquired Food Companies , Recently Sold Food Companies , Private Food Companies , Public Food Companies , Acquired Food Companies , PE Backed Food Companies

Related Lists for United Kingdom Companies

Largest United Kingdom Companies , Acquisitive United Kingdom Companies , Recently Acquired United Kingdom Companies , Recently Sold United Kingdom Companies , Private United Kingdom Companies , Public United Kingdom Companies , Acquired United Kingdom Companies , PE Backed United Kingdom Companies
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal