M&A Deal Summary

DyDo Acquires Wosana

On December 21, 2023, DyDo acquired beverage company Wosana from Avallon MBO for 198M PLN

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is DyDo’s 1st transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is DyDo’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is DyDo’s 1st transaction in Poland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-12-21
Target Wosana
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) DyDo
Sellers(s) Avallon MBO
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 198M PLN

Target

Wosana

Andrychow, Poland
Wosana is a water and juices business operating in Poland. The company owns several sources of high quality spring water and has manufacturing facilities in three locations in Poland. Wosana was founded in 1991 and is based in Andrychow, Poland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

DyDo

Osaka, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Beverages
Employees5,555
Revenue 237.2B JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

DyDo provides various beverages and operates through domestic beverage business, international beverage business, pharmaceutical-related business, and food business segments. The company offers coffee under the DyDo Blend brand and green tea, carbonated drinks, mineral water, juice-based beverages, soups, and sweet bean porridges through its vending machines. DyDo was founded in 1975 and is based in Osaka, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Beverages M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Poland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Avallon MBO

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 159M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Avallon is a private equity group focused on lower middle-market company investments and acquisitions in Poland and the surrounding region. Avallon looks to commit €4 to €15 million and prefers to acquire majority positions. Avallon does not have any sector preferences, however the Firm will not invest in alcohol, tobacco, gambling, speculative ventures, the arms industry or in any technologies harmful to the environment. Avallon was established in 2001 and is based in Lodz, Poland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 11
Sector: Beverages M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 7
Country: Poland M&A 8 of 9
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-18 MPPK Group

Szymanow, Poland

MPPK is a pet food industry. MPPK Group is a supplier and distributor of dog and cat food in the premium and mid-premium segments. MPPK Group was founded in 2013 and is based in Szymanow, Poland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-05 Marketplanet

Warszawa, Poland

Marketplanet is a company involved in implementing information technologies as a part of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) aiming at facilitating management processes within purchases and sale. Marketplanet was founded in 2001 and is based in Warsaw, Poland.

Sell -