Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Food

Volvere Acquires Shire Foods

On July 29, 2011, private equity firm Volvere acquired food company Shire Foods

Acquisition Context
  • This is Volvere’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Volvere’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date July 29, 2011
Target Shire Foods
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Volvere
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Shire Foods

Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Shire Foods is a manufacturer of frozen pies, pasties, and sausage rolls. Shire's customers include major retailers, food service companies and independent wholesalers. Shire Foods was founded in 1970 and is based in Warwickshire, England.
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Buyer Overview 1

DESCRIPTION

Volvere is an investment company that invests in or acquires companies which require growth capital. Target companies may be profitable, under-performing or loss-making. Volvere also acquires any company that is complementary to its existing portfolio or which is in a sector in which the Firm has specialist knowledge. Sectors of interest include technology, software, support services, defense, marketing, retail, construction, property, financial Services, manufacturing and automotive. Volvere is based in London.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector: Food 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 of 4
Country: United Kingdom 2 of 5
Year: 2011 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-29 Vectra Group

Warrington, United Kingdom

Vectra Group Ltd. is a provider of health, safety, risk-management and other environmental consultancy services to predominantly clients in the oil, gas and nuclear industries and in the transportation sector.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-15 JMP Consultants

Woking, United Kingdom

JMP Consultants Ltd provides advice, technical assistance, design and supervision services on transport planning, engineering and environmental projects.

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