M&A Deal Summary

Nagatanien Acquires Chaucer Foods

On December 2, 2016, Nagatanien acquired food company Chaucer Foods from Endless for 130M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nagatanien’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Nagatanien’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Nagatanien’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-12-02
Target Chaucer Foods
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Nagatanien
Sellers(s) Endless
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 130M USD

Target

Chaucer Foods

Hull, United Kingdom
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Chaucer Foods is a global producer of freeze-dried foods and specialist bread products servicing major brands and businesses such as Kelloggs, Nestle and Unilever. Its expertise provides it with a unique market position, enabling it to meet and manage the supply chain challenges for a group of global customers on an exclusive basis. The company was formed in 1982 in the UK and now has manufacturing sites in the UK, France, USA and China.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Nagatanien

Tokyo, Japan

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Category Company
Founded 1953
Sector Food
Employees1,933
DESCRIPTION

Nagatanien Co. Ltd. is a manufacturer and distributor of premixed and instant food.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Endless

Leeds, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 1.0B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Endless LLP is an independent private equity firm that targets management buyouts and turnaround investment opportunities in a variety of industries. Endless invests in UK based companies with generating sales of £10 to £1000 million. Endless can commit up to £80 million for each transaction in the form of equity and/or debt. Endless will not invest in startups or companies with less than £10 million of sales. Endless was formed in 2005 and has offices in Leeds, Manchester and Solihull.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 40
Sector (Food) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 25
Country (United Kingdom) 19 of 40
Year (2016) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-04 Andrew Page

Leeds, United Kingdom

Andrew Page Ltd. is a distributor and wholesaler of automotive parts. Andrew Page provides its 9,000 customers, primarily independent garages, with a high quality service, offering rapid delivery of a wide range of products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

West Cornwall Pasty is a producer of hand made pasties. Selling authentic Cornish Pasties made in Penryn, in Western Cornwall, the business has a focus on selling products made from the very best ingredients, be it Fairtrade Coffee from Brazil, or the British sourced meat and vegetables that go into their pasties.

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