28 ACQUISITIONS IN SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
Out of 28 transactions recorded in September and October, 12 were in soft drinks, 7 in dairy and 6 in alcoholic drinks.
The biggest was Suntory’s €2.6 billion deal to buy Orangina Schweppes. The other main story was Anheuser-Busch InBev’s disposal of its central European operations to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for US $2.2-3.0 billion.
26 countries were involved, with France being the most active. 14 were single country affairs.
| Sep 09 | Cheese | New Zealand’s Kaimai buys Te Mata | |
| Wine | KWV from South Africa buys outstanding 50% of Golden Kaan brand from Racke of Germany | ||
| Soft drinks | US Coca-Cola buys less than 20% of Zico coconut water producer | $15m | |
| Soft drinks | SABMiller from UK to buy Maheu non-alcoholic maize drink in Zambia from Trade Kings | $19m | |
| Dairy | China’s Heilongjiang Wondersun Dairy to buy farms and processing plants from Synutra | $29m | |
| Fruit juice | France’s La Martiniquaise buys Caraïbos | ||
| Beer | Carlsberg from Denmark to increase stake from 16% to 30% in Habeco of Vietnam | ||
| Fruit juice | Serbia’s Knjaz Milos, part of Danube Foods Group, buys Moc Prirode juice brand from Agroeconomik | ||
| Soft drinks | Russia’s Decka to buy Stepan Timofeyevich kvas brand from Heineken of Netherlands | ||
| Soft drinks | Suntory from Japan to buy Orangina Schweppes in France from Blackstone and Lion Capital private equity firms | €2.6bn | |
| Soft drinks | US Pepsi Bottling Group and Catterton Partners make equity investment in ONE coconut water producer | ||
| Dairy | Andros from France to buy Cantabria dairy plant from Leche Pascual of Spain | ||
| Bottled water | Advent International private equity firm from Luxembourg to buy 75% of Devin in Bulgaria from Soravia property company of Austria | ||
| Spirits | Poland’s CEDC buys Parliament Vodka | ||
| Wine | France’s Boisset buys Antonin Rodet from Sequana | ||
| Dairy | Agropur from Canada buys Michigan operations of Farmland Dairies in United States | ||
| Dairy | Lala from Mexico to buy Farmland Dairies and Promised Land of United States | ||
| Soft drinks | Japan’s Sapporo to buy 22% of Pokka from Advantage Partners and other investors | $111m | |
| Wine | Australia’s Oatley Wines to buy Cumbandry Vineyard from Foster’s | ||
| Bottled water | Wahaha from China to buy out remaining 51% of joint venture with Danone of France | ||
| Dairy | Netherlands’ DeltaMilk to buy Bleskensgraaf cheese plant from FrieslandCampina | ||
| Dairy | France’s Alsace Lait buys Savoie Yaourt | €15 m sales | |
| Oct 09 | Soft drinks | Germany’s Radeberger, part of Oetker group, buys 51% of Bionade from Egon Schindel | €20 m est |
| Ingredients | Dairygold from Ireland to buy Solailoire of France | ||
| Beer | CVC Capital Partners private equity firm from UK to buy central European operations of Anheuser-Busch InBev from Belgium | $2.2- 3.0 bn | |
| Soft drinks | France’s Laiterie de Saint-Denis-de-l’Hôtel buys L’Abeille from Duke Street Capital | €40 m sales | |
| Coffee | SLAP from Canada to buy coffee processor in China | ||
| Sugar | Savola from Saudi Arabia to buy outstanding minority stakes in Egyptian and Saudi sugar units of Tate & Lyle from United Kingdom | $64 m |
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