M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 1997-01-01 |
| Target | Rizla UK |
| Sector | Consumer Products |
| Buyer(s) | Imperial Brands |
| Sellers(s) |
Cinven
CVC Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1901 |
| Sector | Consumer Products |
| Employees | 25,600 |
| Revenue | 32.4B GBP (2024) |
Imperial Brands is a consumer goods company that offers a range of cigarettes, tobacco accessories, vapor, heated tobacco, and oral nicotine. Imperial Brands was founded in 1901 and is based in Bristol, United Kingdom.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector: Consumer Products M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 1997 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 |
| PE ASSETS | 39.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Cinven is a private equity firm focused on buyout investments in growing, profitable businesses located throughout Europe and North America. Sectors of interest include business and financial services, healthcare, industrial, retail, leisure, consumer, technology, media, and telecommunications. Cinven looks to invest a minimum of €200 million in companies with minimum enterprise values of €400 million. Cinven does not invest in start-ups or development phase companies. Cinven was established in 1977 and is headquartered in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 38 of 130 |
| Sector: Consumer Products M&A | 3 of 4 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 5 of 33 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 35 of 73 |
| Year: 1997 M&A | 1 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-01 |
Oxoid Holdings
Basingstoke, United Kingdom Oxoid Holdings Limited was a leading, vertically integrated European microbiology business. The company developed, manufactured and distributed a range of high quality media cultures and related products required for microbiological diagnosis in the clinical, food and beverage industries worldwide. Oxoid was headquartered in Basingstoke, England where the majority of products were manufactured. There were also plants in Germany, Canada and Scotland. |
Buy | £85M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-03-01 |
Frida Alimentaria S.A.
Barcelona, Spain Frida was Spain?s leading manufacturer of frozen pastries, buns and croissants. The Spanish market in frozen bakery products had demonstrated several years of strong growth and the favourable market dynamics strongly supported the potential for future growth. Cinven invested in the business in 1995, backing the founder and existing owner of Frida. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| PE ASSETS | 177.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 10 of 181 |
| Sector: Consumer Products M&A | 2 of 11 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 3 of 69 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 10 of 34 |
| Year: 1997 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-01 |
Dutton Forshaw Motor Co.
Manchester, United Kingdom Dutton Forshaw serves as a large dealer group offering new and used vehicles from major manufacturers. The company offers to source dealers by franchise or location. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-04-01 |
Meneba Meel BV
Rotterdam, Netherlands Meneba is a European producer of grain derived products for processing in food and non-food applications like baby food, breakfast drinks, bakery ingredients and animal feed ingredients. |
Buy | - |
