The Waddington Group, a portfolio company of private equity firm Olympus Partners, has acquired Canadian thermoformer of foodservice, bakery and produce packaging Par-Pak for about $300m, as reported by LBO Wire. The acquisition of the ...
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B&G Foods has agreed to acquire US-based snack food manufacturer Robert's American Gourmet Food from private equity firm VMG Partners and other parties in an all-cash deal of $195m. The acquisition is part of B&G Foods' strategy to ...
US-based private equity firm Olympus Partners has acquired food packaging services provider Par-Pak, through its portfolio company the Waddington Group for an undisclosed amount. Waddington, headquartered in Covington, Kentucky, is a ...
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American food company Heinz has announced that it has received all regulatory approvals to sell itself to the investment consortium comprised of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and private equity firm 3G Capital. The transaction, ...
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c, a US-based cereal brands manufacturer, has acquired the branded and private label cereal, granola and snacks business of Hearthside Food Solutions in an all-cash deal worth $158m. Hearthside Food Solutions is a portfolio company of the ...
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Title insurance, mortgage services and diversified services provider Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has signed an agreement to purchase mortgage-services provider Lender Processing Services (LPS), for about $2.9bn. Under the terms of ...
France-based Axa Private Equity is evaluating plans to divest French food ingredients manufacturer Diana in a deal estimated to be worth EUR1bn. The ingredients firm is likely to attract both strategic and private-equity interests, ...
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US-based Wausau Paper has signed an agreement to sell its specialty paper business to a new company sponsored by a private equity firm KPS Capital Partners for about $110m. According to Wausau Paper, the new company will be known as ...
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Far Eastern food firms could snap up UK crisp brand Tyrrells, which is reportedly up for sale for £100M. Tyrrells is up for sale for £100M Food industry commentator Julian Wild, of legal firm Rollits, told ...
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The stalled initial public offering market has shown signs of life after Virtus Health was priced at the top of the range, raising $339 million in the biggest private equity float since KFC franchisor Collins Foods in 2011. After strong ...
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US-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners is planning to merge two of its portfolio companies – Hearthside Food Solutions and Ryt-way Industries, a move which will create a leading contract food manufacturer in North America, ...
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Private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners has acquired US-based packaging machinery and material handling equipment supplier Fischbein from a group of investors led by MSouth Equity Partners. Fischbein CEO Jeff Reed said the company ...
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A plan proposed by Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management last week as an alternative to Michael Dell's proposal to take his namesake company private would leave it short of cash, Dell's board warned the bidders on Monday. It wants ...
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Investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management have countered Dell's plan to go private with an offer that would give shareholders a large payout and still keep the computer company publicly traded. In a letter Thursday to Dell's ...
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Post Foods, a US-based cereal brands manufacturer, has agreed to acquire the branded and private label cereal, granola and snacks business of Hearthside Food Solutions in an all-cash deal worth $158m. Hearthside Food Solutions is a ...
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