M&A Deal Summary

GSK Acquires Maxinutrition Group Holdings

On December 13, 2010, GSK acquired beverage company Maxinutrition Group Holdings from Darwin Private Equity for 162M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GSK’s 1st transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is GSK’s 19th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is GSK’s 4th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-12-13
Target Maxinutrition Group Holdings
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) GSK
Sellers(s) Darwin Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 162M GBP
Advisor(s) Hogan Lovells (Legal)

Target

Maxinutrition Group Holdings

Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
Maxinutrition is a UK company that manufactures protein-enhanced functional nutrition products. Maxinutrition, the parent company of Maximuscle, Maxifuel and Maxitone, is Europe’s leading sports nutrition company. Maximuscle is targeted at consumers who are focused on gaining muscle and increasing strength and power.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GSK

Brentford, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1715
Sector Life Science
Employees70,212
Revenue 30.3B GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to a GlaxoSmithKline facility in Morristown, New Jersey.
Entrance to a GlaxoSmithKline facility in Morristown, New Jersey.

GSK is a multinational pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company. GSK was founded in 1715 and is based in Brentford, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 32
Sector (Beverages) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 14 of 24
Country (United Kingdom) 4 of 4
Year (2010) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 19 of 28
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Shanghai, China

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Buy $70M
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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United Kingdom

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Darwin Private Equity

Guildford, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 217M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Darwin Private Equity is an investment firm focused on buyout, buy-in, and turnaround investments in UK based companies. Darwin looks to hold majority positions in businesses valued between £10 and £100 million. Broad sectors of interest include consumer, industrial, media/technology, business services, and financial services. Darwin Private Equity was formed in 2007 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 9
Sector (Beverages) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 4
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 8
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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London, United Kingdom

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Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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