M&A Deal Summary

Carletti Acquires Makua Foods

On April 1, 2021, Carletti acquired food company Makua Foods from MB Funds

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Carletti’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Carletti’s 1st transaction in Finland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-04-01
Target Makua Foods
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Carletti
Sellers(s) MB Funds
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Makua Foods

Porvoo, Finland
Makua Foods is a food company. Makua Foods was founded in 2014 and is based in Porvoo, Finland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Carletti

Skoedstrup, Denmark

Category Company
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Carletti develops and produces a wide variety of chocolate and candy products that are marketed and sold to consumers through retailers. Carletti is based in Skoedstrup, Denmark.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Finland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

MB Funds

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 500M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

MB Funds is a Finnish private equity firm focused on buy-outs, privatizations, buy and builds, and expansion capital transactions. The Firm targets mid-market companies throughout Scandinavia with €20 to €200 million in revenue. MB Funds was established in 1988 and is headquartered in Helsinki.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 21
Sector: Food M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 11 of 14
Country: Finland M&A 14 of 19
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-01 Noja Rahoitus

Turku, Finland

Noja Rahoitus is a provider of factoring services in Finland serving mainly the Finnish SME companies. Noja Rahoitus offers a new solution to support companies’ business in a rapidly evolving business environment. The company’s services facilitate day-to-day business and guarantees good liquidity fast and cost efficiently. Noja Rahoitus was founded in 2014 and is based in Turku, Finland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-05 Pyroll Pakkaukset

Tuusula, Finland

Pyroll Pakkaukset is a Finnish provider of sustainable packaging solutions for food industry and retail sector. Pyroll manufactures high-quality cardboard, paper, plastic and aluminium packaging at nine production sites in Finland. Pyroll Group was founded in 1973 and is based in Tuusula, Finland.

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