M&A Deal Summary

Burton s Biscuits Acquires Thomas J Fudge s

On February 7, 2019, Burton s Biscuits acquired food company Thomas J Fudge s from Livingbridge

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Burton s Biscuits’ 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Burton s Biscuits’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-02-07
Target Thomas J Fudge s
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Burton s Biscuits
Sellers(s) Livingbridge
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Thomas J Fudge s

Stalbridge, United Kingdom
Formed in 1916, Dorset Village Bakery Ltd. (dba Thomas J Fudge's) is a producer of biscuits and crackers based in Stalbridge, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Burton s Biscuits

Blackpool, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Burton's Biscuits is a biscuit manufacturer which supplies both quality branded and retailer brand biscuits. It owns and bakes important brands such as Maryland, Jammie Dodgers, and Wagon Wheels and also bakes biscuits for major retailers and global brands. Burton's Biscuits was formed in 2000 and is headquartered in St. Albans, UK, Burton’s operates manufacturing sites in Blackpool, Edinburgh, Llantarnam.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-12 Burton s Foods - Cadbury Biscuits License

Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Burton's Foods Ltd. - Cadbury Biscuits License provides rights to manufacturer of cadbury branded biscuits.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Livingbridge

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 3.8B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Livingbridge is a UK-based investment group focused on investing in and growing mid-sized companies. The Firm targets businesses seeking £15 to £300 million of capital. Prospective companies should have 'ambitious mangement', scalable business models, and potential for market leadership. Sectors of interest include technology, media, communications, consumer products/services, healthcare, and education. Livingbridge was formed in 1995 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 76 of 102
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 37 of 44
Country: United Kingdom M&A 70 of 92
Year: 2019 M&A 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-24 Upper Street Events

London, United Kingdom

Upper Street Events is a leading B2C events business, owning a portfolio of market leading shows including The Gadget Show Live, The Cycle Show, London Art Fair and Country Living Fairs.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-26 FluidOne

London, United Kingdom

FluidOne provides a range of quality data connectivity services to UK businesses across the construction, hospitality, hotels, professional services, and retail sectors. The business helps its diverse and loyal customer base to securely connect any device to business-related data and applications through its unique, integrated technology platform. FluidOne was founded in 2006 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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