Merger • Food

Groupe Mom Acquires Materne

On December 27, 2006, Groupe Mom acquired food company Materne from Lion Capital

Acquisition Context
  • This is Groupe Mom’s 2nd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Groupe Mom’s 2nd transaction in France.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date December 27, 2006
Target Materne
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Groupe Mom
Sellers(s) Lion Capital
Deal Type Merger

Target Company

Materne

Chef Du Pont, France
Materne is the French producer of ambient dairy desserts (80% market share), marketed under the "Mont Blanc" trophy brand. Additionally, the company produces and markets the brand of concentrated milk Gloria. Materne was founded in 1881 and is based in Chef Du Pont, France.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Groupe Mom

Paris, France

Category Company
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Groupe Mom is a Paris based provider of healthy snacks, fruit pouches, and squeezable applesauce.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Food 2 of 2
Type: Merger 2 of 2
Country: France 2 of 2
Year: 2006 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-01-01 Mont Blanc S.A.S.

Chef Du Pont, France

Mont Blanc S.A.S. is a producer of food products. Mont Blanc was founded in 1917 and is based in Chef Du Pont, France.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Lion Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 4.3B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Lion Capital LLP is a specialist private equity firm focused on consumer-oriented opportunities throughout Europe and North America. Specific areas of interest include apparel, accessories, luxury goods, food, and specialty retail. Lion Capital LLP was formed in 2004 and is based in London. The Firm has an additional office in New York City.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 25
Sector: Food 1 of 6
Type: Merger 1 of 1
Country: France 1 of 3
Year: 2006 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-08-09 Kettle

New York, New York, United States

Kettle is a maker of premium potato chips. Kettle was founded in 1978 and is based in New York.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-01 Jimmy Choo

London, United Kingdom

Jimmy Choo is a branded designer, wholesaler and retailer of women’s shoes remain the core of the product offering, alongside handbags, small leather goods, scarves, sunglasses, eyewear, belts, fragrance and men’s shoes. Jimmy Choo was founded in 1996 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Sell £185M

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