M&A Deal Summary

Pacific Equity Partners Acquires Allied Mills Pty

On January 31, 2017, private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners acquired food company Allied Mills Pty from GrainCorp and Cargill

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Pacific Equity Partners’ 7th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Pacific Equity Partners’ 14th transaction in Australia.
Investment Fate
  • Allied Mills Pty was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2019.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-01-31
Target Allied Mills Pty
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Pacific Equity Partners
Sellers(s) GrainCorp
Cargill
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Allied Mills Pty

Rhodes, Australia
Allied Mills Pty Ltd. is a manufacturer and distributor of bakery premixes, flour and semi-finished products. Allied Mills Pty Ltd. was established in 1920 and is headquartered in Rhodes, Australia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Pacific Equity Partners

Sydney, Australia

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 10.0B AUD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Pacific Equity Partner (PEP) is a private equity firm focused on buyout and late stage expansion capital investments in Australia and New Zealand. PEP typically partners with management teams in acquiring businesses and focuses on transactions valued up to AU$1 Billion. The Firm prefers control situations and typically holds investments for three to six years. PEP will not invest in start-ups or unprofitable businesses, as well as gambling or tobacco companies. Pacific Equity Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in Sydney, Australia. The Firm targets various industries.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 37
Sector: Food M&A 7 of 8
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 7 of 11
Country: Australia M&A 14 of 27
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-01 Patties Food Group

Mentone, Australia

Patties Food Group is a provider of frozen savoury and frozen dessert pies, with key products including meat pies, sausage rolls and fruit pies. The company is known for some of Australia’s best-loved brands, including Four’N Twenty, Herbert Adams, Boscastle and Nanna’s, and Leader. Patties Food Group was founded in 1966 and is based in Mentone, Victoria.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-31 Pinnacle Bakery & Integrated Ingredients

Newington, Australia

Pinnacle Bakery & Integrated Ingredients manufactures and distributes finished backed good, forzen and unbacked specialty products. Pinnacle Bakery & Integrated Ingredients is based in Newington, Australia.

Sell -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

GrainCorp

Sydney, Australia

Category Company
Founded 1916
Sector Food
Employees2,000
Revenue 6.5B AUD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

GrainCorp core business is the receival and storage of grain and related commodities. It also provides logistics and markets these commodities. GrainCorp was founded in 1916 and is based in Sydney, Australia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-13 United Malt Holdings

Australia

United Malt Holdings ("UMH"), one of the world's largest producers of malt for use in the brewing and distilling industries. The businesses were acquired from Conagra Foods Inc of the United States and Tiger Brands of South Africa. The remaining 40 percent of Bairds Malt was acquired in 2007.

Buy AU$757M
SELLER

Cargill

Wayzata, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 1865
Sector Agriculture
Employees142,000
Revenue 136.6B USD (2012)
DESCRIPTION
Cargill's corporate headquarters in Wayzata, Minnesota.
Cargill's corporate headquarters in Wayzata, Minnesota.

Cargill is a global company involved in the food, agriculture, financial, and industrial sectors. Its operations include the trading, processing, and distribution of agricultural commodities; production of meat, poultry, and other food products for both retail and foodservice markets; and the provision of essential industrial products like salt and bio-industrial materials. Cargill was formed in 1865 and is based in Wayzata, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 22
Sector: Food M&A 6 of 7
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 14 of 18
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-02 GRANOVIT AG

Rinaustrasse, Switzerland

GRANOVIT AG produces premix and compound feed for poultry, swine, beef cattle and dairy cattle for the Swiss market at three production facilities. The product portfolio also includes specialty feed for pets, horses and zoo animals, as well as medicated feed.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-26 Cargill - Cattle Feed Yards

Wayzata, Minnesota, United States

Cargill, Inc. - Cattle Feed Yards includes feed yards located in Leoti, Kan. and Yuma, Colo. and will add capacity of 155,000 head to the company's operations. The Leoti and Yuma cattle-feeding operations consist of approximately 1,900 acres of land, supporting infrastructure and feed storage assets, which are strategically located near major meat packers.

Sell $37M