Special Situations/Distressed • Food

Pinnacle Foods Acquires Aurora Foods

On October 14, 2003, Pinnacle Foods acquired food company Aurora Foods

Acquisition Context

This is Pinnacle Foods’ 1st transaction in the Food sector.
This is Pinnacle Foods’ 1st transaction in the United States.
This is Pinnacle Foods’ 1st transaction in Missouri.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	October 14, 2003
Target	Aurora Foods
Sector	Food
Buyer(s)	Pinnacle Foods
Deal Type	Special Situations/Distressed

Target Company

Aurora Foods

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Aurora Foods Inc. is a producer and marketer of leading food brands, including Duncan Hines(R) baking mixes; Log Cabin(R), Mrs. Butterworth's(R) and Country Kitchen(R) syrups; Lender's(R) bagels; Van de Kamp's(R) and Mrs. Paul's(R) frozen seafood; Aunt Jemima(R) frozen breakfast products; Celeste(R) frozen pizza and Chef's Choice(R) skillet meals. Aurora is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Pinnacle Foods

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States

Category	Company
Sector	Food
Employees	4,900
Revenue	3.1B USD (2017)

DESCRIPTION

Pinnacle Foods, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of branded convenience food products in the United States and Canada. Its product range includes frozen dinners and entrees, frozen seafood, breakfasts, bagels, pickles, peppers and relish, baking mixes and frostings, and syrups and pancake mixes.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	1 of 5
Sector: Food	1 of 5
Type: Special Situations/Distressed	1 of 1
State: Missouri	1 of 1
Country: United States	1 of 3
Year: 2003	1 of 1

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2009-12-01	Birds Eye Foods Rochester, New York, United States Birds Eye Foods, Inc. is a food marketing company. Its familiar brands in the frozen aisle include Birds Eye, Birds Eye Voila!, C&W, Freshlike and McKenzie's.	Buy	$1.3B

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2009-12-01

Birds Eye Foods

Rochester, New York, United States

Birds Eye Foods, Inc. is a food marketing company. Its familiar brands in the frozen aisle include Birds Eye, Birds Eye Voila!, C&W, Freshlike and McKenzie's.

Buy

$1.3B

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