M&A analysis – Page 8
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Analysis & FeaturesThe election effect: uncertainty could spark dealmaking rush
May’s General Election could lead to a feast or a famine for food and drink M&A volumes in the UK.
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Analysis & Features3G lines up latest mega-deal
3G Capital is eyeing up its latest F&B targets but which is the best fit?
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Analysis & FeaturesFood and drink SMEs to step up M&A activity in 2015
A new year and a new start is almost upon us, bringing with it that annual sense of optimism which makes us resolve to go to the gym more, eat more fruit and veg, quit smoking and cut down on alcohol.
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Analysis & FeaturesMarket caution over Sainsbury's takeover rumours is understandable
One of the market’s unwritten rules is that any company subject to takeover rumours will get a nice share price boost.
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Analysis & FeaturesInvestors banking on a Unilever spreads sell-off may be disappointed
When it emerged that Unilever is breaking out its spreads business into a separate division at a London investor conference last Thursday, the fmcg giant’s shares immediately shot upwards by around 3%.
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Analysis & FeaturesConsumer goods M&A boost as giants tidy up their balance sheets
The global consumer goods sector is back in business this year, with international M&A up by 75% by the end of the third quarter.
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Analysis & FeaturesAre soft drinks the next battle ground for the global brewers?
SABMiller cause a stir in September when news broke in was exploring a bid for Heineken amid suggestions it was seeking to defend itself from the advances of AB InBev.
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Analysis & FeaturesPharma spin-off should have no ill effects for RB
Reckitt Benkiser confirmed the City’s worst kept secret today by finally announcing the float of its pharma business.
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Analysis & FeaturesFew tears shed over Dairy Crest milk split
Today’s big announcement that Dairy Crest has agreed to offload its dairies operation to Müller prompted a rally in the processor’s share price today, trading 15% up on yesterday’s closing price.
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Analysis & FeaturesM&A may be brewers' easiest route to growth
AB InBev’s third quarter figures came in well below expectations today – illustrating the mounting challenge for global fmcg companies to sustain growth.
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Analysis & FeaturesChange in the air for C&C Group whatever happens to Spirit bid
C&C Group caused a stir last week when news broke of its potentially transformative bid for Spirit Pub Company – its first half results this morning were a source of considerably less excitement.
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Analysis & FeaturesChiquita-Fyffes: Banana mega-merger goes rotten
After months of twists and turns, Chiquita shareholders today delivered a fatal blow to its merger plans with Fyffes to create the world’s largest banana supplier.
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Analysis & FeaturesFyffes-Chiquita merger looks increasingly likely to get thumbs up
The saga of the merger between Fyffes and Chiquita to create the world’s biggest fruit company could be entering the finishing straight.
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Analysis & FeaturesCash talks louder than strong words in Chiquita fight
Without a new bid from Cutrale-Safra the Fyffes merger still looks favourite at this stage
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Analysis & FeaturesGlobal beer industry looks ripe for consolidation
As AB InBev steps up its interest in SABMiller, the next wave of beer industry consolidation could finally be upon us.
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Analysis & FeaturesUK food and drink M&A numbers drop as supply lags demand
Now we’re back from the summer malaise, the food and drink M&A market is spluttering into life once more.
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Analysis & FeaturesChiquita's bid rejection just the first round of a long takeover fight
Chiquita’s decision to reject a $611m takeover will have been met with a huge sigh of relief from Fyffes boardroom and shareholders alike.
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Analysis & FeaturesFyffes could suffer collateral damage from US battle over “corporate deserters”
US political pressure over Chiquita’s plans to shift its tax HQ to Ireland could help see rival bid succeed.
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Analysis & FeaturesChocolatier Charbonnel et Walker snaps up rival House of Dorchester
Premium chocolatier House of Dorchester has been acquired by fellow up-market confectioner Charbonnel et Walker, The Grocer understands.
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Analysis & FeaturesDeal volumes and valuations back on the up
The economic recovery has yet to translate into higher grocery sales – quite the opposite in fact – but it is having a positive impact on the M&A market.