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3rd February 2021 Mergers & Acquisitions

19 acquisitions over $1 billion in 2020

Of the record 831 food and drink transactions registered on the Zenith Global mergers and acquisitions database for 2020, 19 involved sums of $1,000 million or more. This is down from the 24 noted in 2019 and the lowest number in recent years.

GLOBAL FOOD AND DRINK ACQUISITIONS OVER $1 BILLION 2015-20

Source: Zenith Global

TOP 10 GLOBAL FOOD AND DRINK TRANSACTIONS 2020

Source: Zenith Global

The $60 billion combined value of the top 10 was below any of the previous 5 years – 17% less than the $72 billion for the top 10 of 2019 and just 16% of the $365 billion for the top 10 of 2015.

The 19 over $1 billion totalled $79 billion, compared with $90 billion for the 24 over $1 billion in 2019, $141 billion for the 28 over $1 billion in 2018 and $403 billion for the 27 over $1 billion in 2015.

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