M&A Deal Summary

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Acquires Bruno s Supermarkets

On December 12, 2001, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize acquired retailer Bruno s Supermarkets

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize’s 5th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize’s 1st transaction in Alabama.
Investment Fate
  • Bruno s Supermarkets was divested to a consortium of buyers in 2005.
  • Bruno s Supermarkets was sold to a financial buyer in 2007.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2001-12-12
Target Bruno s Supermarkets
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Bruno s Supermarkets

Brimingham, Alabama, United States
Bruno's Supermarkets, Inc. is a prominent food retailer in the Southeastern U.S.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize

Zaandam, Netherlands

Category Company
Founded 1867
Sector Retail
Employees400,000
Revenue 88.6B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize is an international retailing group. Ahold is built on a solid foundation, with strong and trusted local consumer brands, millions of loyal customers, leadership in our markets and proud associates. Operating supermarkets and selling great food has been our core business for over 125 years. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize was founded in 1887 and is based in Zaandam, the Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 10
Sector (Retail) 5 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 9
State (Alabama) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 5
Year (2001) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-08-30 Peapod

Skokie, Illinois, United States

Peapod LLC is an Internet grocery stores in the US.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-03-01 Bompreco S.A.

Recife, Brazil

Bompreco is a supermarket and hypermarket chain in Brazil’s Northeast region. In nine states across the Northeast region of Brazil, Bompreco operates a number of different formats including Hiper Bompreco hypermarkets ranging in size between 4,000 and 12,500 square meters, and offering 45,000 lines including clothing and electronics. Bompreco supermarkets have a sales area of up to 3,200 square meters, offering around 10,000 lines. Bompreco also operates mini-markets and Balaio discount stores, as well as a small number of ’Hiper Magazine’ stores.

Sell $300M