M&A Deal Summary

Bencis Acquires Elbfrost

On May 1, 2022, private equity firm Bencis acquired food company Elbfrost

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bencis’ 7th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Bencis’ 6th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-05-01
Target Elbfrost
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Bencis
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Elbfrost

Marl, Germany
Elbfrost is a German food wholesaler and logistics provider specializing in frozen products for commercial kitchens. The product portfolio consists of vegetables, chicken meat, fish, convenience products, and more. Main customer groups served are caterers, business canteens, hospitals, care centers and educational institutions. Elbfrost is based in Marl, Germany.

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Buyer

Bencis

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 1.9B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bencis is an independent private equity firm focused on investments in profitable, established companies headquartered throughout Western Europe. Target businesses typically generate sales of €25 to €500 million and operate in the industrial/manufacturing, food/beverages, logistics/distribution, chemicals, automotive, leisure, media, services, utilities and retail industries. Bencis was formed in 1999 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 72 of 77
Sector: Food M&A 7 of 7
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 55 of 58
Country: Germany M&A 6 of 9
Year: 2022 M&A 5 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-01 VMN media

Zeist, Netherlands

VMN media is a publisher of specialized business content. The company has >30 titles in various industries, including construction & installation, food & hospitality, mobility & logistics, professional and insurance providing (individual) professionals and companies in the Netherlands with important sector information. VMN media was founded in 2008 and is based in Zeist, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-20 Nooteboom Textiles

Tilburg, Netherlands

Nooteboom Textiles is a specialised wholesaler of women's and children's clothing fabrics for home sewing and small tailors as well as home-decoration. Nooteboom Textiles was founded in 1852 and is based in Tilburg, Netherlands.

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