26 acquisitions over $1 billion in 2012
Out of 510 transactions recorded on the bevblog.net database for 2012, 26 were valued at more than $1 billion with a combined total in excess of $87 billion. The number over $1 billion was double the figure for 2011 and the top two deals were also nearly double the size of the biggest in 2011.
The top ten in 2012 were:
| Rank | Sector | Buyer | Transaction |
$ million |
| 1 | Beer | Anheuser-Busch InBev | Remaining 49.7% of Modelo |
20,100 |
| 2 | Nutrition | Nestlé | Pfizer nutrition business unit |
11,850 |
| 3 | Food | ConAgra | Ralcorp |
6,800 |
| 4 | Ingredients | Glencore | Viterra |
6,100 |
| 5 | Beer | Heineken | 39.7% of Asia Pacific Breweries |
4,300 |
| 6 | Ingredients | Marubeni | Gavilon |
3,600 |
| 7 | Beer | Molson Coors | StarBev |
3,540 |
| 8 | Packaging | Korsnas | Merger with Billerud |
3,000 sales |
| 9 | Snacks | Kellogg | Pringles brand |
2,700 |
| 10 | Soft drinks | AG Barr | Merger with Britvic |
2,250 |
Brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev led the field with its acquisition of the remaining 49.7% of Mexico’s Modelo for $20,100 million in June.
World leading food producer Nestlé came second with its $11,850 million purchase of Pfizer’s nutrition business unit, announced in April and completed in December.
Among the less familiar names making purchases over $1 billion were Marubeni and Itochu from Japan, Korsnas from Sweden, MBK and Dart in the United States.
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