Spin Off • Food

Dean Foods Exits The WhiteWave Foods Co.

On August 1, 2012, invested in food company The WhiteWave Foods Co. from Dean Foods

Investment Context

This is transaction in the Food sector.
This is transaction in the United States.
This is transaction in Colorado.

Investment Fate

The WhiteWave Foods Co. merged with another company in 2016 for 12.5B USD.

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Investment Summary
Date	August 1, 2012
Target	The WhiteWave Foods Co.
Sector	Food
Sellers(s)	Dean Foods
Deal Type	Spin Off

Target Company

The WhiteWave Foods Co.

Denver, Colorado, United States

The WhiteWave Foods Co. is a consumer packaged food and beverage company that manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells branded plant-based foods and beverages, coffee creamers and beverages, premium dairy products and organic produce throughout North America and Europe. WhiteWave is focused on providing consumers with innovative, great-tasting food and beverage choices that meet their increasing desires for nutritious, flavorful, convenient, and responsibly-produced products. WhiteWave was formed in 1977 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Dean Foods

Dallas, Texas, United States

Category	Company
Founded	1925
Sector	Food
Employees	15,000
Revenue	7.8B USD (2018)

DESCRIPTION

Dean Food's corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas.

Dean Foods is a processor and distributor of dairy products. Dean Foods was formed in 1925 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Deal Context for Seller	#
Overall	3 of 5
Sector: Food	2 of 4
Type: Spin Off	1 of 1
State: Colorado	2 of 3
Country: United States	3 of 5
Year: 2012	1 of 1

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2011-08-15	Golden Guernsey Dairy Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States Golden Guernsey Dairy, based in Waukesha, WI, produces and distributes high quality milk and other dairy products to schools, grocery stores, convenience stores and major retailers throughout the Upper Midwest region of the United States. The Company markets its products through its Golden Guernsey Dairy® and La Vaca Bonita brands as well as offering white label products to customers.	Sell	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2011-08-15

Golden Guernsey Dairy

Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States

Golden Guernsey Dairy, based in Waukesha, WI, produces and distributes high quality milk and other dairy products to schools, grocery stores, convenience stores and major retailers throughout the Upper Midwest region of the United States. The Company markets its products through its Golden Guernsey Dairy® and La Vaca Bonita brands as well as offering white label products to customers.

Sell

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2016-06-20	Friendly s Ice Cream - Cream Retail and Manufacturing Business Wilbraham, Massachusetts, United States Friendly's Ice Cream LLC - Cream Retail and Manufacturing Business includes retail ice cream stores.	Buy	$155M

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2016-06-20

Friendly s Ice Cream - Cream Retail and Manufacturing Business

Wilbraham, Massachusetts, United States

Friendly's Ice Cream LLC - Cream Retail and Manufacturing Business includes retail ice cream stores.

Buy

$155M

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