M&A Deal Summary

RFM Acquires Unilever Royal Brand Pasta Business

On January 16, 2014, RFM acquired food company Unilever Royal Brand Pasta Business from Unilever for 48M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is RFM’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is RFM’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is RFM’s 1st transaction in Philippines.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-01-16
Target Unilever Royal Brand Pasta Business
Sector Food
Buyer(s) RFM
Sellers(s) Unilever
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 48M USD

Target

Unilever Royal Brand Pasta Business

Philippines
Unilever Royal Brand Pasta Business comprises pasta manufacturing unit.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

RFM

Mandaluyong, Philippines

Category Company
Founded 1958
Sector Food
Employees454
DESCRIPTION

FM Corporation is one of the biggest diversified food and beverage companies in the Philippines . RFM offers strong consumer brands known for quality and value in the Philippine market.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Philippines) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Unilever

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1894
Sector Consumer Products
Employees148,949
Revenue 50.7B EUR (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Unilever is a multinational consumer goods company. Its products include food, beverages, cleaning goods and personal care products. Unilever was founded in 1894 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 23
Sector (Food) 7 of 10
Type (Divestiture) 14 of 23
Country (Philippines) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 13 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-19 Unilever Soft & Beautiful TCB and Pro-Line Comb-Thru brands

United Kingdom

Unilever Soft & Beautiful, TCB and Pro-Line Comb-Thru brands are each terrific brands with a long legacy in the ethnic hair care category. These brands are part of one of the fastest growing categories in the personal care sector

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-09 Qinyuan Group

Cixi, China

Qinyuan Group Co., Ltd. is a high-tech and innovation-driven company, providing environmental products, including water purifiers, drinking water equipment and water treatment membranes. Qianyuan is recognised as one of China’s pilot national enterprises in innovation and intellectual property. Founded in 1998, Qinyuan invented the first water purifier for dispensing water and the first instant hot water dispenser in the world. The business model is based on the design, production and sale of devices and subsequent replacement filters. There are 2 R&D labs and 2 manufacturing plants. There are 2,500 employees. Distribution is mainly through third party distributors to cover all retail channels including modern trade and on-line sales. In addition, they also sell direct to retailers and consumers.

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