M&A Deal Summary

AAK Acquires BD Foods

On February 27, 2019, AAK acquired food company BD Foods from Henderson Foodservice

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AAK’s 14th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is AAK’s 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-02-27
Target BD Foods
Sector Food
Buyer(s) AAK
Sellers(s) Henderson Foodservice
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

BD Foods

Glaslough, Ireland
Barbarrie Duckling Ltd. is a provider of luxury fine foods. supplying food products to top restaurants and hotels. BD Foods was founded in 1993 and is based in Glaslough, Ireland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

AAK

Malmö, Sweden

Category Company
Sector Food
Employees4,000
Revenue 45.1B SEK (2024)
DESCRIPTION

AAK is a producer of high-value-added specialty vegetable oils and fats solutions. These oils and fats solutions are characterized by a high level of technological content and innovation. AAK is based in Malmö, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 17
Sector: Food M&A 14 of 16
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 7 of 7
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-20 MaasRefinery B.V.

Botlek Rotterdam, Netherlands

MaasRefinery B.V. is specialized in toll refining of vegetable oils and fats for the food industry. MaasRefinery is based in Botlek Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-11 Soya International

Cheshire, United Kingdom

Soya International focuses on the sourcing, processing, and distribution of non-GMO semi-speciality and speciality lecithins. Lecithin is a natural emulsifier and a by-product from the processing of vegetable oils. Soya International was founded in 1996 and is based in Cheshire, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Henderson Foodservice

Newtownabbey, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1967
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Henderson Foodservice Ltd. is a food service provider. Henderson Foodservice Ltd. was founded in 1967 and is based in Newtownabbey, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-03 BD Foods

Glaslough, Ireland

Barbarrie Duckling Ltd. is a provider of luxury fine foods. supplying food products to top restaurants and hotels. BD Foods was founded in 1993 and is based in Glaslough, Ireland.

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