M&A Deal Summary

Acosta Acquires Etherton Sales & Merchandising

On April 9, 2015, Acosta acquired food company Etherton Sales & Merchandising

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Acosta’s 2nd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Acosta’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Acosta’s 1st transaction in Michigan.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-04-09
Target Etherton Sales & Merchandising
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Acosta
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Etherton Sales & Merchandising

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Etherton Sales & Merchandising LLC is an agency specializing in perishable products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Acosta

Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Category Company
Founded 1927
Sector Marketing
Employees17,000
DESCRIPTION
Acosta's headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.
Acosta's headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.

Acosta Sales & Marketing provides outsourced sales, marketing and merchandising services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of consumer packaged goods. Acosta was founded in 1927 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 19
Sector (Food) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 18
State (Michigan) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 5 of 17
Year (2015) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-16 Higgins Cohn Brand Management

Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada

Higgins Cohn Brand Management is a natural and specialty food product manufacturer.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-01 Lenhart & Associates

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Lenhart & Associates is a meat brokerage company.

Buy -
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