M&A Deal Summary

Metro Acquires Pro à Pro

On July 8, 2016, Metro acquired retailer Pro à Pro from Colruyt Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Metro’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Metro’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-07-08
Target Pro à Pro
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Metro
Sellers(s) Colruyt Group
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Pro à Pro

Montauban, France
Pro à Pro is a food service distribution (FSD) provider in France offering direct food delivery services to different customer groups including the hotel, restaurant, and catering (HoReCa) sector. Pro à Pro was established in 2001 and is based in Montauban, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Metro

Dusseldorf, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1964
Sector Retail
Employees86,910
Revenue 31.0B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Metro is a global retailing company operating stores including METRO Cash & Carry, Media-Saturn, Real, and Galeria Kaufhof. Metro is based in Dusseldorf, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-12 CCG

Kelsterbach, Germany

CCG is a specialist provider of complete logistics solutions for temperature-sensitive products. The CCG DE combines logistics competence with detailed knowledge of temperature-sensitive fresh goods such as groceries, fresh flowers, and plants. CCG was founded in 2005 and is based in Kelsterbach, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-05-04 JHB

Partille, Sweden

JHB is a Swedish specialist in fresh products with a focus on meat, fish and seafood. The company offers high quality products, primarily to restaurants in Sweden and Finland, as well as to the grocery trade. JHB was founded in 1840 and is based in Partille, sweden.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Colruyt Group

Halle, Belgium

Category Company
Founded 1928
Sector Retail
Employees33,057
Revenue 11.0B EUR (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Colruyt Group is a retail corporation that is managing the Colruyt supermarket retail stores. Colruyt was founded in 1928 and is based in Halle, Belgium.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-23 ZEB BV

Grimbergen, Belgium

ZEB is a hip and trendy multi-brand retail concept. The group currently has 21 stores, all established in out-of-town locations. With more than 30 brands under a single roof, customers find a varied and reasonably priced clothing assortment. ZEB stores have a modern and unique loft style, which makes visiting them especially enjoyable. ZEB's service-oriented approach puts the customer right at the centre.

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