M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2009-12-01 |
| Target | Birds Eye Foods |
| Sector | Food |
| Buyer(s) | Pinnacle Foods |
| Sellers(s) | Vestar Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 1.3B USD |
| Advisor(s) | Centerview Partners UBS Investment Bank J.P. Morgan Securities (Financial) Kirkland & Ellis (Legal) |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Sector | Food |
| Employees | 4,900 |
| Revenue | 3.1B USD (2017) |
Pinnacle Foods, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of branded convenience food products in the United States and Canada. Its product range includes frozen dinners and entrees, frozen seafood, breakfasts, bagels, pickles, peppers and relish, baking mixes and frostings, and syrups and pancake mixes.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Sector (Food) | 2 of 5 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 1 of 3 |
| State (New York) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 2 of 3 |
| Year (2009) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-14 |
Aurora Foods
St. Louis, Missouri, United States Aurora Foods Inc. is a producer and marketer of leading food brands, including Duncan Hines(R) baking mixes; Log Cabin(R), Mrs. Butterworth's(R) and Country Kitchen(R) syrups; Lender's(R) bagels; Van de Kamp's(R) and Mrs. Paul's(R) frozen seafood; Aunt Jemima(R) frozen breakfast products; Celeste(R) frozen pizza and Chef's Choice(R) skillet meals. Aurora is based in St. Louis, Missouri. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-12 |
Unilever NV - Wish-Bone Salad Dressings
Rotterdam, Netherlands Wish-Bone is a salad dressing brand in the Italian segment of the category. |
Buy | $580M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| PE ASSETS | 7.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Vestar Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets management buyouts and growth capital investments across North America and Europe in the consumer, business services, and healthcare sectors. The Firm looks to invest $50 to $150 million in transactions valued up to $1 billion. Specific areas of interest include food, apparel, household goods, retail, consumer services, industrial services, information services, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, financial services, media/communications, digital health media, and medical technology. Vestar Capital Partners was formed in 1988 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 38 of 64 |
| Sector (Food) | 2 of 5 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 15 of 27 |
| State (New York) | 5 of 5 |
| Country (United States) | 30 of 51 |
| Year (2009) | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 6 of 21 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-07-05 |
Paris Re Holdings
Zug, Switzerland Paris Re Holdings Ltd. is a property and casualty reinsurer with a global market presence. |
Sell | $2.0B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-06 |
DynaVox Systems
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States DynaVox Systems LLC pioneers speech communication technology, giving an opportunity for a better life to the millions of adults and children around the world challenged by significant speech, language and learning disabilities caused by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease), stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's Disease, autism and mental retardation. |
Sell | - |
