M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2025-06-30 |
| Target | Bubbies Ice Cream |
| Sector | Food |
| Buyer(s) | Marubeni |
| Sellers(s) | Kenex Holdings |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Advisor(s) | Lazard (Financial) Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton (Legal) |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1858 |
| Sector | Diversified |
| Employees | 42,882 |
| Revenue | 7.79T JPY (2025) |
Marubeni is a global trading and investment firm with a diverse range of business interests. Marubeni was founded in 1858 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 70 of 71 |
| Sector: Food M&A | 4 of 5 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 29 of 29 |
| State: Arizona M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 19 of 19 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 4 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-02 |
Gearbulk
Pfaffikon, Switzerland Gearbulk is an operator of open-hatch vessels that feature large, box-shaped cargo holds with wide, openable hatches, enabling the efficient loading and transportation of bulky breakbulk cargo, such as semi-finished products, including pulp and steel. Gearbulk was founded in 1968 and is based in Pfaffikon, Switzerland. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-12 |
Win Chance Foods
Samut Prakan, Thailand Win Chance Foods manufactures a wide variety of condiments and sauces, including Western flavors like ketchup and barbecue sauce, as well as Japanese and other Asian flavors. Win Chance Foods was founded in 1984 and is based in Samut Prakan, Thailand. |
Buy | - |
Kenex Holdings is a private equity firm specializing in investments in lower-middle-market companies. Areas of interest include food, beverage, agriculture, transportation & logistics, infrastructure, and manufacturing. Kenex will consider opportunities throughout the US, but has a special interest in Midwest-based companies. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, consolidations, recapitalizations, growth capital financings, divestitures, and providing shareholder liquidity. Kenex Holdings was established in 2013 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 2 |
| Sector: Food M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: Arizona M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-22 |
Imperial Frozen Foods
Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States Imperial Frozen Foods is a supplier of individually quick-frozen fruit. The company specializes in the global sourcing and packing of private brands for the retail and foodservice segments. Imperial is a supplier of Grade A conventional and organic frozen fruits to the retail, club, and foodservice segments. Imperial Frozen Foods was founded in 1957 and is based in Wake Forest, North Carolina. |
Sell | - |
