M&A Deal Summary

Bel Acquires Groupe Mom

On July 29, 2016, Bel acquired food company Groupe Mom from LBO France

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bel’s 2nd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Bel’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-07-29
Target Groupe Mom
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Bel
Sellers(s) LBO France
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Groupe Mom

Paris, France
Groupe Mom is a Paris based provider of healthy snacks, fruit pouches, and squeezable applesauce.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bel

Suresnes, France

Category Company
Founded 1865
Sector Consumer Services
Employees12,510
Revenue 3.5B EUR (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Bel through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the creation, production, and sale of branded cheeses in France and internationally. It offers its products under 5 core brands, including The Laughing Cow, Mini Babybel, Kiri, Leerdammer, and Boursin, as well as under approximately 25 local brands. Fromageries Bel was founded in 1865 and is based in Suresnes, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector: Food M&A 2 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 4
Country: France M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-01 Shostka City Milk Plant

Shostka, Ukraine

In May 2007, EEGF sold its controlling stake in Shostka City Milk Plant ('Shostka') to French Fromageries Bel S.A., achieving a gross 5.9 times cash-on-cash return and 470% IRR. During the life of its investment, EEGF focused efforts on improving product quality, access to the region's raw material base (milk), and strengthening Shostka's brand portfolio and distribution within Ukraine. Shostka's excellent reputation, strong management, and high product quality formed an inviting platform for strategic investor French Fromageries Bel S.A.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-12 All in Foods

Saint-Nazaire, France

All in Foods is a provider of plant-based foods to develop a wide range of plant-based alternatives to cheese, available in slices, blocks, bloomy rind, grated, and spreads, as well as plant-based sauces, under Nature & Moi brand. All in Foods was founded in 2013 and is based in Saint-Nazaire, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LBO France

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 5.4B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LBO France is an independent private equity group focused on acquiring majority stakes in French firms, or companies with French management. LBO France manages several funds, each targeting different types of businesses. The Firm's mid-market fund looks to acquire majority or minority stakes in companies valued from €100 million to €2.5 billion. The mid-market fund generally looks at companies with predictable sales, profits and cash flow, but will also consider businesses with under-utilized assets. LBO France's small cap fund targets majority stakes in smaller, profitable businesses valued from €10 to €100 million, with strong potential for growth or consolidation. In addition to its equity funds, LBO France also invests in real estate and provides LBO loans issued by medium-sized European companies (enterprise value between €150m and €2bn). LBO France was formed in 1985 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 38 of 58
Sector: Food M&A 5 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 16
Country: France M&A 32 of 49
Year: 2016 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-22 DIAM

Les Mureaux, France

DIAM is a provider of point of sale merchandising solutions for major luxury, cosmetic and retail brands. It provides POS and interior design services to brands and retailers, specializing in perfumes, cosmetics, para-pharmaceuticals, wines and spirits, jewellery and consumer goods, as well as point of sale installation, logistics, and support services. DIAM was founded in 1973 and is based in Les Mureaux, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-23 Consolis

Brussels, Belgium

Consolis was formed by combining Consolis Oy Ab and French Bonna Sabla. Consolis is a precast concrete based solution provider and manufacturer of structural precast concrete elements. Consolis was founded in 2005 and is based in Brussels, Belgium.

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