M&A Deal Summary

Joh. A. Benckiser Acquires Peet s Coffee

On October 29, 2012, Joh. A. Benckiser acquired consumer products company Peet s Coffee for 1.0B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Joh. A. Benckiser’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Joh. A. Benckiser’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Joh. A. Benckiser’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Joh. A. Benckiser’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-10-29
Target Peet s Coffee
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Joh. A. Benckiser
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.0B USD

Target

Peet s Coffee

Emeryville, California, United States
Peet's Coffee is a specialty coffee roaster that markets its branded fresh-roasted whole bean coffee and hand-selected tea through multiple channels of distribution. These channels include specialty grocery and gourmet food stores, online and mail order, restaurant and food service accounts, and company-owned stores. Peet's Coffee was founded in 1966 and is based in Emeryville, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Joh. A. Benckiser

Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
Category Company
Sector Consumer Products
DESCRIPTION

Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH provides consumer products in Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2012) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
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