M&A Deal Summary

Mondelez International Acquires Cadbury

On January 19, 2010, Mondelez International acquired food company Cadbury for 11.5B GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mondelez International’s 5th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Mondelez International’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Mondelez International’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-01-19
Target Cadbury
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Mondelez International
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 11.5B GBP
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
UBS Investment Bank (Financial)

Target

Cadbury

Birmingham, United Kingdom
Cadbury Ltd. is a UK producer of confectionary products. The Company was formed in 1824 and is based in Birmingham.

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Buyer

Mondelez International

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Food
Employees91,000
Revenue 36.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Mondelez International is a multinational confectionery, food, and beverage company. Mondelez was established in 2000 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 18
Sector (Food) 5 of 16
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 12
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 3
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-05 Kraft Foods - North American Pizza Business

United States

Kraft Foods - North American Pizza Business includes the DiGiorno, Tombstone and Jack's brands in the United States, the Delissio brand in Canada and the California Pizza Kitchen trademark license. It also includes two Wisconsin manufacturing facilities (Medford and Little Chute) and the right to take on the leases for the pizza depots and delivery trucks.

Sell $3.7B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-22 Back to Nature Foods Company

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Back to Nature Foods Company LLC is a food manufacturer. Back to Nature offers a wide range of products including, crackers and cookies, nuts and trail mixes, granola and macaroni and cheese. Back to Nature Foods Company LLC was established in 1960 and is based in Madison, Wisconsin.

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