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Charbonnel et Walker Acquires House of Dorchester

On August 12, 2014, Charbonnel et Walker acquired food company House of Dorchester from Maven Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Charbonnel et Walker’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Charbonnel et Walker’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-08-12
Target House of Dorchester
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Charbonnel et Walker
Sellers(s) Maven Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

House of Dorchester

Alton, United Kingdom
House of Dorchester Ltd. is a producer of premium chocolates and confectionery. The business uses only the finest ingredients sourced from around the world to produce unique chocolates for its customers. The business operates from a bespoke factory in Dorchester, on the Prince of Wales’ estate at Poundbury. House of Dorchester supplies retailers throughout the UK and abroad, as well as many established global names in the hotel, leisure and retail world. House of Dorchester was founded in 1965 and is based in Alton, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Charbonnel et Walker

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1875
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Charbonnel et Walker Ltd. is a producer of chocolatiers. Charbonnel et Walker was founded in 1875 is based in London, United Kingdom.

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: 2014 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Maven Capital Partners

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Asset Manager
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 760M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Maven Capital Partners UK LLP (MCP) invests in lower mid-market companies throughout the UK. The Firm also provides mezzanine financing. MCP focuses on profitable companies with proven track records, balanced management teams, and diverse products and services. Maven looks to invest £2 - £20 million in businesses valued from £10 - £40 million. Sectors of interest include specialist manufacturing, health/pharmaceuticals, energy services, leisure, financial services, software and computer services, communication/IT, chemicals, food/beverage, media, consumer products, and support services. Types of transactions include MBOs, MBIs, BIMBOs, take privates, recapitalizations, and growth capital financings. Maven Capital Partners UK LLP was formed in 2009, following a management buyout of Aberdeen Asset Management's Private Equity division. Maven is based in Glasgow with additional offices in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Edinburgh, London and Manchester.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 86
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 40
Country: United Kingdom M&A 6 of 84
Year: 2014 M&A 3 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-16 BioFilm

Glasgow, United Kingdom

BioFilm Ltd. is a manufacture of Thin Dissolving Films (TDFs), for use in over-the-counter (OTC) nutritional, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic products. BioFilm was founded in 2003 and is based in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-23 Arch

Manchester, United Kingdom

Arch is a provider of outsourced chromatography-based analytical services, knowledge, and products to the laboratory research and testing sector. Arch Sciences is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

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