M&A Deal Summary

Ardo NV Acquires Dujardin Foods NV

On March 31, 2014, Ardo NV acquired food company Dujardin Foods NV from NPM Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ardo NV’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Ardo NV’s 1st transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-03-31
Target Dujardin Foods NV
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Ardo NV
Sellers(s) NPM Capital
Deal Type Merger

Target

Dujardin Foods NV

Ardooie-Koolskamp, Belgium
Dujardin Foods NV is a producer and supplier of fresh frozen vegetables, aromatic herbs, ingredients, and ready-to-eat meals.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ardo NV

Ardooie, Belgium

Category Company
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Ardo began its vegetable business activities in the 1950s, growing and trading vegetables at the family farm near the village of Ardooie. Venturing into freezing in the 1970s, the company has since developed production and sales of frozen vegetables throughout Europe. Today, Ardo operates 15 production, packing and distribution units in eight European countries, and employs around 3,000 people. In 2013 the group grew, froze and sold 611,000 tons of vegetables and fruit worldwide, with a net consolidated turnover of €607 million.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Belgium M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

NPM Capital

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1948
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

NPM Capital is a unit of family owned holding company, SHV Holdings, set-up to invest in and acquire medium-sized Dutch companies. Prospective opportunities are typically family-owned companies or divisions of of large corporations. NPM will consider both majority and minority positions in companies valued between EUR35 to EUR300 million. The Firm looks at businesses in all sectors of the Dutch economy. NPM Capital was originally established in 1948 and is based in Amsterdam.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 40
Sector: Food M&A 2 of 5
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Belgium M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 3
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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