M&A Deal Summary

SUPERVALU Acquires Unified Grocers

On April 10, 2017, SUPERVALU acquired retailer Unified Grocers for 375M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SUPERVALU’s 9th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is SUPERVALU’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is SUPERVALU’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is SUPERVALU’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-04-10
Target Unified Grocers
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) SUPERVALU
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 375M USD
Advisor(s) Moelis & Co. (Financial)
Sullivan & Cromwell (Legal)

Target

Unified Grocers

Commerce, California, United States
Unified Grocers, Inc. is a retailer-owned wholesale grocery distributor that supplies independent retailers throughout the western United States. Unified Grocers, Inc. was established in 1922 and is headquartered in Commerce, California.

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Buyer

SUPERVALU

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
Category Company
Founded 1871
Sector Retail
Employees23,000
Revenue 14.0B USD (2018)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to SUPERVALU's corporate headquarters in Eden Praire, Minnesota.
Entrance to SUPERVALU's corporate headquarters in Eden Praire, Minnesota.

SUPERVALU, Inc. is one of the largest grocery wholesalers and retailers in the U.S. SUPERVALU serves customers across the United States through a network of 3,437 stores composed of 3,323 wholesale primary stores operated by customers serviced by SUPERVALU's food distribution business and 114 traditional retail grocery stores in continuing operations operated under three retail banners in three geographic regions (store counts as of February 24, 2018). Headquartered in Minnesota, SUPERVALU has approximately 23,000 employees.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 11
Sector (Retail) 9 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 7
State (California) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 10 of 11
Year (2017) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-17 Save-A-Lot Food Stores

Earth City, Missouri, United States

Save-A-Lot Food Stores discount grocery retailer in the United States. Save-A-Lot owns and operates corporate stores, and services and supplies licensee-owned stores across the country. Store sizes vary, but in general range in size between approximately 15,000-20,000 square feet. The stores provide a limited selection of national and exclusive store brand products with a focus on its fresh offerings including USDA-inspected beef, pork and poultry, and farm-fresh fruits and vegetables.

Sell $1.4B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-18 Associated Grocers of Florida

Pompano Beach, Florida, United States

Associated Grocers of Florida, Inc. is a retailer-owned cooperative distributing full lines of groceries and general merchandise under both national and store brands. Founded in 1945, the wholesale distributor serves both independent retailers and regional chains throughout Florida, Central America, South America and Caribbean countries.

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