All Mergers and acquisitions articles
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the co-operative society movement still working in retail?
The Co-op Group has taken a battering, while a recent merger has created the UK’s biggest independent society. What does this say about the 182-year-old co-op movement and its future in UK retail?
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NewsKeurig Dr Pepper names JDE Peet’s CEO as coffee lead as €16bn deal closes
The Brazilian-born Oliveira will head up Global Coffee Co for Keurig Dr Pepper
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Analysis & FeaturesThe trends driving sales for the fastest-growing brands
Alantra’s Fast 50 ranking has revealed which private companies are growing fastest despite the challenges of a cost of living crisis
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NewsMcBride adds Iran war surcharge, buys French cleaning tablet maker
McBride has informed all its customers of a temporary rise in prices to recover higher costs from the Iran war
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NewsUnilever and McCormick investors bail as $44.8bn food deal agreed
Investors in Unilever and McCormick rushed for the exit after news of its $66bn (£49.8bn) food merger broke on Tuesday lunchtime
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NewsPrinces prepares for first acquisitions after London IPO
Princes Group is getting ready to pull the trigger on its maiden deals as a public company, with three potential purchases lined up
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NewsUnilever sells food business to McCormick in $66bn mega-merger
The deal will combine Unilever brands including Hellmann’s and Knorr with McCormick’s self-branded spices alongside Cholula and Frank’s hot sauces
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NewsKellanova UK boss Chris Silcock departs following Mars takeover
Chris Silcock is stepping down as Kellanova MD after seven years with the business
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NewsUnilever €13bn food division deal with McCormick ‘could close today’
The majority of the deal’s value would be given to Unilever as McCormick equity, Unilever said in a statement issued to the London Stock Exchange this morning
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Analysis & FeaturesPernod Ricard x Brown-Forman: Are Jameson and Jack good bedfellows?
Jack Daniel’s and Jameson are two of the most iconic booze brands in the world. Soon they could share a common owner.
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Analysis & FeaturesWould McCormick be a good fit for Unilever food brands?
McCormick’s approach has been described as ‘extraordinarily ambitious’. But experts believe it could benefit both parties
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NewsPernod Ricard and Brown-Forman in talks over spirits merger
A deal would bring together a suite of premium alcohol brands, including Havana Club, Martell and Ballantine’s on the Pernod side and Woodford Reserve, Old Forester, El Jimador and The Glendronach within Brown-Forman portfolio
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NewsABF’s Hovis merger cleared by CMA in Britain
Allied Bakeries would be forced to close down in Great Britain if its proposed merger with Hovis fell through, the CMA’s independent panel has found
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NewsInspired Pet Nutrition revenues rocket past £300m
The group’s acquisition of wet dogfood maker Butcher’s helped propel IPN from £188.6m in revenue to past £300.7m in 2025
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NewsSlingsby Gin owner snapped up from administration
The deal includes the Slingsby brand, but not the Spirit of Harrogate retail premises
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NewsNationwide Produce acquires EuroFresh Evesham
The acquisiton of ‘competitor around the corner’ EuroFresh marks the first in the fresh produce grower, supplier and trader’s 50-year-history, according to Nationwide Produce chairman Tim O’Malley
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NewsDiageo sells Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricket team for £1.4bn
The proceeds will likely knock 0.1x off Diageo’s net debt/EBITDA ratio
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Category ReportWhat will be the next big thing in beer and cider?
Beer and cider could do with a shake-up. So, what are brands and retailers doing to inject excitement back into the category?
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Category ReportPunk in a funk: what next for IPA?
Punk’s not dead. But it is in a funk. No, we’re not referring to BrewDog going into administration this month before selling for £33m
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NewsMajestic Wine owner ‘considering sale’ of high street retailer
Fortress Investment Group acquired Majestic as part of a £95m carve-out from Naked Wines in 2019