M&A Deal Summary

Samworth Brothers Acquires West Cornwall Pasty

On January 3, 2017, Samworth Brothers acquired restaurant West Cornwall Pasty from Endless

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Samworth Brothers’ 1st transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is Samworth Brothers’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-01-03
Target West Cornwall Pasty
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) Samworth Brothers
Sellers(s) Endless
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

West Cornwall Pasty

Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
West Cornwall Pasty is a producer of hand made pasties. Selling authentic Cornish Pasties made in Penryn, in Western Cornwall, the business has a focus on selling products made from the very best ingredients, be it Fairtrade Coffee from Brazil, or the British sourced meat and vegetables that go into their pasties.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Samworth Brothers

Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1896
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Samworth Brothers Ltd. is a producer and distributor of chilled and ambient food products including sandwiches, bagels, wraps, paninis, ciabattas and cooked meats.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Restaurants M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Endless

Leeds, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 1.5B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Endless LLP is an independent private equity firm that targets management buyouts and turnaround investment opportunities in a variety of industries. Endless invests in UK based companies with generating sales of £10 to £1000 million. Endless can commit up to £80 million for each transaction in the form of equity and/or debt. Endless will not invest in startups or companies with less than £10 million of sales. Endless was formed in 2005 and has offices in Leeds, Manchester and Solihull.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 53
Sector: Restaurants M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 13 of 32
Country: United Kingdom M&A 20 of 51
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-02 Chaucer Foods

Hull, United Kingdom

Chaucer Foods is a global producer of freeze-dried foods and specialist bread products servicing major brands and businesses such as Kelloggs, Nestle and Unilever. Its expertise provides it with a unique market position, enabling it to meet and manage the supply chain challenges for a group of global customers on an exclusive basis. The company was formed in 1982 in the UK and now has manufacturing sites in the UK, France, USA and China.

Sell $130M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-09 MTI Technology

Godalming, United Kingdom

MTI Technology is a provider of IT storage infrastructure and security solutions to national and global enterprises. MTI Technology was established in 1987 and is headquartered in Godalming, United Kingdom.

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