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Heinz Invests In Appetizers And

On July 19, 2005, Heinz invested in food company Appetizers And

Investment Highlights
  • This is Heinz’s 3rd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Heinz’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.
  • This is Heinz’s 1st transaction in Illinois.
Investment Fate
  • Appetizers And was divested to a consortium of buyers in 2009.
  • Appetizers And was sold to a strategic buyer in 2012.

Investment Summary
Date 2005-07-19
Target Appetizers And
Sector Food
Investor(s) Heinz
Deal Type Stake Purchase
Advisor(s) Lincoln International (Financial)

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Appetizers And

Chicacgo, Illinois, United Kingdom
Appetizers And, Inc. offers first hand-crafted, quality hors d'oeuvres and cold canapes. Their products include desserts, assorted kosher dinners, mini pizzas and hot dogs, etc.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Heinz

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1869
Sector Food
Employees32,200
Revenue 11.6B USD (2012)
DESCRIPTION
Heinz headquarters at One PPG Place in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Heinz headquarters at One PPG Place in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Heinz is a condiments and food processing company. The company was formed in 1869 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 9
Sector: Food M&A 3 of 5
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2005 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-07-19 Nancy s Specialty Foods

Newark, California, United States

Nancy's Specialty Foods, Inc. is a manufacturer of soups, salad dressings, sauces and other food products for the foodservice industry.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-01 HP Foods’ Ethnic Foods business

United Kingdom

The HP Foods Ethnic Food business supplies a wide range of owned and agency brands to the Chinese, Indian and Thai restaurant sector.

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