M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2008-07-07 |
| Target | Bénédicta S.A. |
| Sector | Food |
| Buyer(s) | Heinz |
| Sellers(s) |
Ardian
Cerea Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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Heinz is a condiments and food processing company. The company was formed in 1869 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 6 of 9 |
| Sector: Food M&A | 4 of 5 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 5 of 7 |
| Country: France M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2008 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-01 |
Thermo Pac
Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States Thermo Pac LLC specializes in the processing, assembly, packaging, and distribution of portion control food products. The company manufactures products for major branded food and beverage companies, as well as shelf-stable food items for the U.S. Department of Defense. Thermo Pac is based in Stone Mountain, Georgia. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-01 |
Golden Circle
Northgate, Australia Golden Circle Ltd. is a manufacturer of canned fruit and vegetables, chilled fresh and long life juices, cordials, jams and baby foods. |
Buy | $288M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| PE ASSETS | 127.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €1 billion per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 18 of 247 |
| Sector: Food M&A | 1 of 11 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 3 of 63 |
| Country: France M&A | 13 of 116 |
| Year: 2008 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-26 |
Unipex Group
Paris, France Unipex Group is a developer, manufacturer, and marketer of more than 2000 value-added products for the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, chemical and nutrition industries, Its ‘Active Ingredients and Specialty Chemicals’ division develops and produces innovative active ingredients, in addition to distributing active ingredients and special chemicals on behalf of third parties. Unipex Group was founded in 1968 and is based in Paris, France. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-15 |
Altares
Colombes, France Altares is a provider of BtoB services - inter-companies data collection and management. Altares collects, collates, analyses enhance and structures data to make it "intelligible" and to turn it into a flexible decision-making tool for senior managers and executives. Altares was founded in 1949 and is based in Colombes, France. |
Buy | €15M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.5B EUR |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Cerea Partners is a specialist investment firm focused on investing in and providing finance to agriculture and related sustainable food businesses. Cerea primarily targets companies in Western Europe and looks to invest in companies valued between €20 and €500 million. Prospective transaction situations includes LBOs, LBIs, OBOs, and spin-offs. Cerea Partners was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris, France.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 32 |
| Sector: Food M&A | 1 of 16 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 2 of 8 |
| Country: France M&A | 2 of 26 |
| Year: 2008 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-24 |
Leon de Bruxelles SA
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France Léon de Bruxelles is a chain of restaurants that known for primarily serving moules-frites. Léon de Bruxelles is a French independent franchise originally set up by a Belgian restaurateur family who has run the over 100-year-old Brussels restaurant Chez Léon. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-01 |
Pizza Pino
Paris, France Pizza Pino is a theme restaurant chain with a concept based on pizza and traditional Italian cuisine, with city center locations. Pizza Pino is based in Paris, France. |
Buy | - |
