M&A Deal Summary

Whole Foods Market Acquires Fresh & Wild

On January 30, 2004, Whole Foods Market acquired retailer Fresh & Wild from Smedvig Capital for 38M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Whole Foods Market’s 5th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Whole Foods Market’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Whole Foods Market’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-01-30
Target Fresh & Wild
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Whole Foods Market
Sellers(s) Smedvig Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 38M USD

Target

Fresh & Wild

London, United Kingdom
Fresh & Wild was an organic food retail business serving the UK.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Whole Foods Market

Austin, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Retail
Employees61,700
Revenue 15.7B USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Whole Foods' corporate headquarters in downtown Austin, Texas.
Entrance to Whole Foods' corporate headquarters in downtown Austin, Texas.

Whole Foods Market, Inc. is a natural and organic foods supermarket chain. Whole Foods operates more then 450 stores across the US, Canada, and the UK. Whole Foods was formed in 1978 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 13
Sector (Retail) 5 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 11
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2004) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-10-27 Select Fish

Seattle, Washington, United States

Select Fish, Inc. is a provider of seafood products.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-21 Wild Oats Marketing

Addison, Texas, United States

Wild Oats Marketing LLC an operator of natural food supermarkets, primarily located in Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada and California. The Company's more than 110 stores operate under the brands Wild Oats Community Market, Alfalfa's, Nature's Fresh, Henry's, Sun Harvest, Capers in Canada, and others across the United States.

Buy $565M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Smedvig Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 1.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Smedvig Capital is a venture capital and business growth firm that typically targets investment opportunities in the UK. Smedvig seeks both direct buyout and growth capital investments and also makes investments in other third party private equity funds. Smedvig's direct investment practice targets equity investments of £3 to £10 million in businesses valued up to £30 million. Areas of interest include information management, financial services, consumer goods, retail, and support services. Smedvig Capital was formed in 1996 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 21
Sector (Retail) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 15
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 16
Year (2004) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-10-01 EXG

London, United Kingdom

Exchange Group is a UK distributor of online and desktop training solutions, with over 20 training centres in London and the South of England.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-04-01 Protego Real Estate Investors

London, United Kingdom

Protego Real Estate Investors LLP is a provider real estate investment advisory services to a variety of clients through funds and separate accounts.

Buy -
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