Mergers & acquisitions

 
Clear
Date Sector Buyer Buyer Country Seller Seller Country Millions Comment
04.02.2011 Dairy Bongrain France Milkaut Argentina 54% stake
04.02.2011 Soft drinks RJ Corp India PepsiCo Morocco $100 Franchise bottling operation
04.02.2011 Wine Lion Nathan New Zealand MacRostie United States
07.02.2011 Alcohol Hosken (investment) South Africa Zeder South Africa $35.5 31.8% of KWV
07.02.2011 Food Coroa Brazil Cosan Brazil $14.4 Da Barra brand except sugar
07.02.2011 Soft drinks Sapporo Japan Pokka Japan $368 Stake increase (22% to 50+%)
08.02.2011 Beer Ceylon Theatres Sri Lanka McCallum, Three Coins Sri Lanka R1.4
08.02.2011 Packaging Mitsubishi Japan Premier Foods United Kingdom £182 Canned grocery business, completed 26.7.11
09.02.2011 Spirits La Martiniquaise France Quartier Francais Spirtueux France €165 sales
11.02.2011 Packaging Alfa Mexico Eastman Chemical United States PET, PTA business
11.02.2011 Packaging IMA Italy Sympak Italy €64 Chocolate, confectionery, dairy, business
14.02.2011 Dairy Impala Invest Netherlands Ipeks Bulgaria Cheese trader
15.02.2011 Beer Anheuser-Busch InBev Belgium Kirin Japan 25% of Dalian Daxue in China
15.02.2011 Wine Castel France Covéa France 50% of Grands Millésimes plus other assets
15.02.2011 Wine Suntory Japan Ethias Belgium 50% of Grands Millésimes
15.02.2011 Food EQT Greater China (private equity) Singapore Vestey United Kingdom €94 sales Classic Fine Foods
16.02.2011 Fruit juice Konings Belgium PepsiCo United States Borgloon plant
16.02.2011 Powder Tiger Brands South Africa Davita South Africa $185
17.02.2011 Food Raisio Finland Big Bear Group United Kingdom €95.3
17.02.2011 Dairy Saputo Canada Fairmount Cheese United States $270.5
18.02.2011 Food Fineta Slovenia Mercator Slovenia 72% of Eta
18.02.2011 Food Eterra Serbia Mercator Slovenia 28% of Eta
18.02.2011 Wine Cofco China Chateau de Viaud France
19.02.2011 Dairy Grupo Nacional de Chocolates Colombia Helados Bon Dominican Republic $38.7 Ice cream, 73% stake
21.02.2011 Spirits Diageo United Kingdom Mey Icki Turkey £1,300 From TPG, Actera (private equity)