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2010-01-19 Cadbury Ltd.
Food
Birmingham, United Kingdom
www.cadbury.co.uk

Cadbury Ltd. is a UK producer of confectionary products. The Company was formed in 1824 and is based in Birmingham.

Advisors: UBS Investment Bank , Goldman Sachs , Morgan Stanley
Add-on Acquisition
Value

$17,703

Mondelez International
Company
Food
Chicago, Illinois
www.mondelezinternational.com

Advisors: Citi , Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking , Lazard , Centerview Partners

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2016-02-22 Brakes Bros
Food
Ashford, United Kingdom
www.brake.co.uk

Brakes Bros is a food supplier to caterers in the UK and France. Its strong understanding of the needs of the catering industry, combined with innovation in both products and service, has seen Brakes develop into the major supplier of frozen, fresh and ambient foods to caterers across the UK.

Revenue (mlns) 3,300 GBP
EBITDA (mlns) 184 GBP
Advisors: Baker & McKenzie , Goldman Sachs
Add-on Acquisition
Value

$3,387

0.7x Revenue

12x EBITDA

Sysco
Company
Distribution
Houston, Texas
www.sysco.com

Advisors: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer , Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking , Ernst & Young Capital Advisors

Bain Capital Private Equity
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Boston, Massachusetts
www.baincapitalprivateequity.com

Advisors: Baker & McKenzie , Goldman Sachs

Deal Link  
2016-02-22 The Brakes Group
Food
Kent, United Kingdom
www.brakesgroup.com

The Brakes Group is a provider of poultry to caterers in Great Britain.

Revenue (mlns) 3,300 GBP
EBITDA (mlns) 184 GBP
Advisors: Baker & McKenzie , Goldman Sachs
Add-on Acquisition
Value

$3,387

0.7x Revenue

12x EBITDA

Sysco
Company
Distribution
Houston, Texas
www.sysco.com

Advisors: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer , Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking , Ernst & Young Capital Advisors

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Deal Link  
2014-11-03 United Biscuits (UK) Ltd.
Food
Middlesex, United Kingdom
www.unitedbiscuits.com

United Biscuits is a European manufacturer and marketer of biscuits, snacks and nut products including major brands such as McVitie's Digestive, Penguin, Jaffa Cakes, Go Ahead! KP, Hula Hoops, Skips, BN, Verkade and Delacre.

Add-on Acquisition
Value

$3,079

Yildiz Holding A.S.
Company
Food
Istanbul, Turkey
www.yildizholding.com.tr

PAI Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Paris, France
www.paipartners.com

Advisor: Centerview Partners

The Blackstone Group
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.blackstone.com

Advisor: Centerview Partners

2015-04-20 Iglo Foods Holdings Ltd.
Food
Feltham, United Kingdom
www.iglo.com

Iglo Foods Holdings Ltd. is a food company.

Add-on Acquisition
Value

$2,930

Nomad Foods
Company
Food
Feltham, United Kingdom
www.nomadfoods.com

Permira
Investor
Private Equity Firm
London, United Kingdom
www.permira.com

Advisors: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom , Centerview Partners

2017-04-18 Weetabix
Food
Kettering, United Kingdom
www.weetabix.co.uk

Weetabix is a manufacturer of cereal and cereal-related products under its own brands and private label, exporting to more than 80 countries and operations in North America, South Africa, Germany and Spain. Weetabix was founded in 1932 and is based in Kettering, United Kingdom.

Add-on Acquisition
Value

$2,155

Post Holdings
Company
Food
St. Louis, Missouri
www.postholdings.com

Advisors: Nomura Investment Bank , Barclays Investment Bank , Rabobank Securities , Credit Suisse Investment Banking

EQT Private Capital Asia
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Hong Kong, China
www.eqtgroup.com/eqt-private-capital-asia

Bright Food
Company
Food
Shanghai, China
www.brightfood.com

Deal Article Deal Link  
2019-02-22 Dairy Crest Group plc
Food
Esher, United Kingdom
www.dairycrest.co.uk

Dairy Crest Group plc, a dairy food company, processes and sells fresh milk and branded dairy products in the United Kingdom and internationally. It offers various cheese products, including cheddar cheese under the Cathedral City, Davidstow, and Chedds brands; and butter and spreads under the Country Life, Clover, Utterly Butterly, Vitalite, and Willow brands.

Revenue (mlns) 225 GBP
EBITDA (mlns) 14 GBP
Add-on Acquisition
Value

$1,501

4.3x Revenue

69.6x EBITDA

Saputo
Company
Food
Montreal, Quebec
www.saputo.com

Advisors: Stikeman Elliott , Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer , Lazard

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Deal Article Deal Link  
2016-08-08 Tyrrells Potato Crisps Ltd.
Food
Leominster, United Kingdom
www.tyrrellspotatochips.co.uk

Tyrrells Potato Crisps Ltd. is a diversified, international snacking company that manufactures and markets iconic, market-leading brands including Tyrrells Potato Crisps®, Tyrrells branded Vegetable Crisps, Tyrrells Poshcorn®, Tyrrells Nibbles®, Tyrrells Tortillas®, in the United Kingdom, Europe and many other international markets; Yarra Valley, manufacturer of Thomas Chipman and The Wholesome Food Company brands in Australia; and Aroma Snacks, manufacturer of Lisa’s kettle chips in Germany.

Revenue (mlns) 149 GBP
EBITDA (mlns) 18 GBP
Advisors: Shearman & Sterling , Houlihan Lokey
Add-on Acquisition
Value

$462

2x Revenue

16.4x EBITDA

SkinnyPop
Company
Food
Austin, Texas
www.amplifysnackbrands.com

Advisors: Goodwin Procter , Jefferies

Investcorp
Investor
Asset Manager
Manama, Bahrain
www.investcorp.com

Advisors: Shearman & Sterling , Houlihan Lokey

Deal Article Deal Link  
2000-11-10 Hazlewood Foods Ltd.
Food
Barlborough, United Kingdom

Hazlewood is one of the UK's major manufacturers of own-label convenience foods, supplying a wide range of major retail and food service customers. While Hazlewood's business is primarily based in the UK it has a European presence principally in the Netherlands, Germany and Ireland.

Add-on Acquisition
Value

$397

Greencore
Company
Food
Dublin, Ireland
www.greencore.com

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Deal Link  
2012-04-12 Adelie Foods Group
Food
Slough, United Kingdom
www.adeliefood.co.uk

Adelie Foods Group is a supplier of chilled Food-to-Go, offering a range of products such as sandwiches, salads, and quiche to supermarkets, coffee shops, and the foodservice sector.

Add-on Acquisition
Value

$350

India Hospitality
Company
Leisure
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Duke Street Private Equity
Investor
Private Equity Firm
London, United Kingdom
www.dukestreet.com

2005-06-06 Marlow Foods Ltd.
Food
Stokesley, United Kingdom
www.marlowfoods.com

Marlow Foods, the owner of Quorn branded food products, in the first half of 2003 from AstraZeneca. Quorn is the UK?s number one brand in the fast growing healthy meat alternative food segment with an established and successful presence in a number of European territories. Marlow manufactures an extensive range of branded chilled and frozen ingredients and meals for this market from its manufacturing base in north Yorkshire.

Add-on Acquisition
Value

$265

Premier Foods
Company
Food
St Albans, United Kingdom
www.premierfoods.co.uk

Advisor: Weil Gotshal & Manges

Montagu
Investor
Private Equity Firm
London, United Kingdom
www.montagu.com

Advisors: Eversheds LLP , Rothschild Global Advisory

2016-06-25 Thorntons PLC
Food
Alfreton, United Kingdom
www.thorntons.co.uk

Thorntons PLC is a chocolate company that delivers chocolates, gifts and sweets.

Add-on Acquisition
Value

$172

The Ferrero Group
Company
Food
Alba, Italy
www.ferrero.com

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Deal Article Deal Link  
2018-08-22 Tangerine Confectionery
Food
Pontefract, United Kingdom
www.tangerineuk.net

Tangerine Confectionery is engaged in the production of sugar confectionery and popcorn in the United Kingdom. The company is the largest manufacturer of private label sugar confectionary in the United Kingdom and owns a number of heritage brands, such as Barratts, Henry Goode's, Wham and Butterkist, the number one popcorn brand in the United Kingdom.

Add-on Acquisition
Value

$154

Valeo Foods
Company
Food
Dublin, Ireland
www.valeofoods.com

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2016-12-02 Chaucer Foods
Food
Hull, United Kingdom
www.chaucerfoods.com

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.

Add-on Acquisition
Value

$130

Nagatanien Co. Ltd.
Company
Food
Tokyo, Japan
www.nagatanien.com

Endless
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Leeds, United Kingdom
www.endlessllp.com

Deal Article Deal Link  
2017-10-18 Icelandic Group UK Ltd.
Food
Grimsby, United Kingdom

Icelandic Group UK Ltd. has grown to be one of the largest chilled fish processors in the UK, with well-invested facilities and a well-established supply chain based in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

Add-on Acquisition
Value

$124

Hilton Food Group
Company
Food
Huntingdon, United Kingdom
www.hiltonfoods.com

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Deal Link  
2006-09-01 Retailer Brand Cheese Operations/Dairy Crest Group
Food
United Kingdom

Dairy Crest, the UK’s leading branded dairy foods company has announced the proposed sale of the majority of its retailer brand cheese operations to First Milk Limited for a net cash consideration of £61.9 million.

Add-on Acquisition
Value

$95

First Milk Ltd.
Company
Food
Paisley, United Kingdom
www.firstmilk.co.uk

Dairy Crest Group plc
Company
Food
Esher, United Kingdom
www.dairycrest.co.uk

Advisor: McQueen

Avg $1,053
20.7x EBITDA
1.3x REVENUE

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