M&A Deal Summary

KDV Group Acquires Bridgetown Foods ZAO

On December 29, 2008, KDV Group acquired food company Bridgetown Foods ZAO from UFG Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KDV Group’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is KDV Group’s 1st transaction in Russia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-12-29
Target Bridgetown Foods ZAO
Sector Food
Buyer(s) KDV Group
Sellers(s) UFG Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Bridgetown Foods ZAO

Moscow, Russia
Since its creation in 1999, Bridgetown Foods has established itself as a number three player in the savory snack market in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, trailing only Frito Lay and Sibirsky Bereg in terms of sales and market share. The Company has successfully launched a number of strong brands, including rye crouton snacks "Tri korochki", seafood snacks "Delmor" and potato chips "Chip n'Go".

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

KDV Group

Tomsk, Russia

Category Company
Founded 2008
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

KDV Group produces confectionery products and snacks. KDV was established in 2008 and is based in Tomsk, Russia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Russia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-02 HAK

Alblasserdam, Netherlands

HAK engages in the production and marketing of preserved vegetables and fruit. The Company was formed in 1952 and is based in Alblasserdam, the Netherlands.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

UFG Private Equity

Moscow, Russia

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 712M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

UFG Private Equity is a Russian private equity investment firm that also invests in the Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. UFG looks to invest $15 to $50 million in businesses valued from $20 to $400 million. The Firm does not have any industry preferences, but has a special interest in opportunities in media, IT, telecom, consumer staples, retail and infrastructure related businesses. UFG prefers acquiring controlling stakes, but will consider select minority positions. UFG Private Equity was formed in 2004 and is based in Moscow and is a unit of UFG Asset Management.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 13
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Russia M&A 5 of 12
Year: 2008 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-07-18 Russian Alcohol

Moscow, Russia

Russian Alcohol is a producer of vodka and ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages. Russian Alcohol was founded in 2003 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-01-01 Russian Towers

Moscow, Russia

Russian Towers is an independent infrastructure operator, and owner of antenna mast facilities, partner of telecom operators in creation of modern telecommunication infrastructure. Russian Towers was established in 2009 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

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