M&A Deal Summary

UCC Holdings Co. Acquires United Coffee

On April 23, 2012, UCC Holdings Co. acquired agriculture company United Coffee from CapVest

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is UCC Holdings Co.’s 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is UCC Holdings Co.’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-04-23
Target United Coffee
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) UCC Holdings Co.
Sellers(s) CapVest
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Stamford Partners (Financial)

Target

United Coffee

Geneva, Netherlands
United Coffee (formerly Drie Mollen) is one of Europe’s largest coffee roasters, producing and distributing a wide range of coffee, coffee machines and related services through retail and out-of-home distribution channels, which includes hotels, restaurants and cafés.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

UCC Holdings Co.

Kobe, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1933
Sector Beverages
DESCRIPTION

UCC is Japan’s largest producer of coffee with a turnover of 2.5 billion Euros and employs 3,700 people. It supplies some of Japan’s leading companies in retail, out-of-home and industrial markets and owns successful retail and out-of-home brands. Founded in 1933 by Tadeo Ueshima UCC remains a family-owned company - with his grandson Mr. Gota Ueshima, Group CEO at the helm. UCC has a strong track record in innovation and has pioneered coffee culture in Japan for 80 years, including the invention of canned coffee in 1969. It continues to push the boundaries to reflect the latest consumer trends.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Agriculture M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CapVest

London, United Kingdom

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 4.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CapVest is a UK-based private equity firm that targets investments in mid-market businesses across Europe. CapVest focuses on profitable companies with growth potential and strong management. Specific areas of interest include food/beverages (especially frozen food sector), healthcare, real estate, retail, media, hotel/leisure, and telecommunication services. CapVest is affiliated with junior capital investor, MezzVest. CapVest was formed in 1999 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 11
Sector: Agriculture M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-27 RenoNorden

Frogner, Norway

RenoNorden is a specialist provider of waste collection services, focusing on municipal waste collection. RenoNorden was founded in 2000 and is based in Frogner, Norway.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-23 Scandza AS

Oslo, Norway

Scandza AS is a food and beverage business services provider. Scandza portfolio of Scandinavian iconic brands have enabled to take leading positions within cheese, yogurt and potato chips in Norway, as well as hot-dogs and baked goods in Scandinavia. Scandza AS was founded in 2008 and is based in Oslo, Norway.

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