M&A Deal Summary

Finsbury Food Group Acquires Fletchers Group of Bakeries

On October 14, 2014, Finsbury Food Group acquired food company Fletchers Group of Bakeries from Vision Capital for 56M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Finsbury Food Group’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Finsbury Food Group’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Finsbury Food Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-10-14
Target Fletchers Group of Bakeries
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Finsbury Food Group
Sellers(s) Vision Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 56M GBP

Target

Fletchers Group of Bakeries

Sheffield, United Kingdom
Fletchers Group of Bakeries Ltd. is a supplier of a wide range of fresh and frozen bread, rolls and speciality bakery products. Fletchers supplies retailers and food service customers. Its products include muffins, croissants, buns, rolls, and specialty bread.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Finsbury Food Group

Cardiff, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1925
Sector Food
Employees3,304
Revenue 357M GBP (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Finsbury Food Group is a manufacturer of cake and bread bakery products. Finsbury Food Group was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Cardiff, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Vision Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 2.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Vision Capital is a large private equity firm focused on control investments in companies located in Europe and the US. Vision targets equity and debt investments in profitable businesses valued from €50 million to €1 billion. Specific areas of interest include financial services, real estate, industrial, manufacturing, consumer and business services. Target transaction types include buyouts and corporate divestitures/spinoffs. In addition to its principal investment activity, Vision Capital's Principal Finance group provides financing to other investors or company owners to support growth initiatives, debt repayment, acquisitions, or investor liquidity. Vision Capital was formed in 1997 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 29
Sector (Food) 3 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 10
Country (United Kingdom) 11 of 16
Year (2014) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-06 Inutec

Dorchester, United Kingdom

Inutec Ltd. is a specialist of radioactive waste management company, offering customers a comprehensive solution that includes technical analysis, processing and packaging of low-level and intermediate-level waste.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-29 Pantex International

Sulmona, Italy

Pantex International S.p.A. is a designs and produces, using its proprietary technologies, perforated cover layer and skin contact materials for the personal care and household markets.

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