M&A Deal Summary

Cranswick Acquires Benson Park

On October 23, 2014, Cranswick acquired food company Benson Park

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cranswick’s 7th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Cranswick’s 8th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-10-23
Target Benson Park
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Cranswick
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Walker Morris (Legal)

Target

Benson Park

Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom
Benson Park Ltd. is a manufacturer of cooked poultry products. Benson Park was formed in 2002 and is based in Kingston upon Hull, England.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cranswick

Hessle, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1972
Sector Food
Employees14,500
Revenue 2.6B GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Cranswick is a manufacturer and supplier of premium, fresh and added-value food products. Cranswick was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Hessle, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 13
Sector (Food) 7 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 11
Country (United Kingdom) 8 of 12
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-30 East Anglian Pigs

Norwich, United Kingdom

East Anglian Pigs Ltd. is a provider of breeding, rearing and finishing of British pigs.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-25 The Sandwich Factory Holdings

Atherstone, United Kingdom

The Sandwich Factory Holdings Ltd. is a producer of food to go products for distribution in the convenience store and food service channels.

Sell £15M