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James BenRothschild & Co

James Ben

Partner at Rothschild & Co

Financial Advisor

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals24
Valued Deals14
Total Value£ 81.78 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 5.84 B

Market Context

Awards

2023 Top Consumer Goods Bankers in North America
2022 Top Investment Bankers in North America

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10 Feb 2016|United Kingdom|Brewers
Miller Brands Uk
Asahi Group Holdings

Target: MILLER BRANDS UK LTD

Bidder: ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 1.97 B

Value

14 Sep 2016|United States|Biotechnology
Monsanto Co
Bayer

Target: MONSANTO CO

Bidder: BAYER AG

30 Service Providers

13 Target | 17 Bidder

133 Dealmakers

51 Target | 82 Bidder

£ 48.04 B

Value

23 Jul 2018|United States|IT Services: Other
Syntel
Atos

Target: SYNTEL INC

Bidder: ATOS SE

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 2.77 B

Value

27 Jun 2018|United States|Food Products
Pinnacle Foods
Conagra Brands

Target: PINNACLE FOODS INC

Bidder: CONAGRA BRANDS INC

16 Service Providers

9 Target | 7 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

26 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 8.12 B

Value

04 Jun 2018|United States|Food Products
Van's International Foods
Kohlberg & Company

Target: VAN'S INTERNATIONAL FOODS INC

Bidder: KOHLBERG & COMPANY LLC

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

3 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Jan 2019|United States|Distillers and Vintners
WHISTLEPIG
Bdt Capital Partners

Target: WHISTLEPIG

Bidder: BDT CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

10 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Nov 2019|United States|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations
Bumble Bee Foods
FCF

Target: BUMBLE BEE FOODS

Bidder: FCF

4 Service Providers

4 Target

7 Dealmakers

7 Target

£ 716 M

Value

01 Jul 2020|United States|Cosmetics
Kik Personal Care
Wind Point Partners

Target: KIK PERSONAL CARE

Bidder: WIND POINT PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 8 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Feb 2020|Israel|Biotechnology
Exalenz Bioscience
Meridian Bioscience

Target: EXALENZ BIOSCIENCE

Bidder: MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 37 M

Value

02 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers
Asda Group
Zuber Issa

Target: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: ZUBER ISSA

23 Service Providers

2 Target | 15 Bidder | 4 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder | 56 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

20 Oct 2020|United States|Personal Products
FLORATECH
Cargill

Target: FLORATECH

Bidder: CARGILL INC

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Nov 2020|Netherlands|Food Products
Tradin Organic
ACOMO

Target: TRADIN ORGANIC

Bidder: ACOMO

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

91 Dealmakers

2 Target | 40 Bidder | 49 Vendor

£ 293 M

Value

24 Jun 2021|United States|Customer Relationship Management
Impact Group
Acosta

Target: IMPACT GROUP

Bidder: ACOSTA INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Jul 2021|Sweden|Auto Parts
Veoneer
Qualcomm

Target: VEONEER INC

Bidder: QUALCOMM INC

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

28 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 3.23 B

Value

28 Apr 2022|United States|Security Equipment
The Cabinets Business
Institutional Investors

Target: THE CABINETS BUSINESS

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

5 Service Providers

5 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

8 Vendor

£ 6.05 B

Value

07 Jul 2022|United States|Biotechnology
Meridian Bioscience
Sd Biosensor

Target: MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE

Bidder: SD BIOSENSOR

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

18 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 1.33 B

Value

17 Oct 2022|United States|Distillers and Vintners
Codigo 1530 Ultra Premium
Pernod Ricard

Target: CODIGO 1530 ULTRA PREMIUM

Bidder: PERNOD RICARD SA

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

5 Target | 25 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jan 2022|United States|Health Care Services
Westmed Medical Group
Summit Health - City Md

Target: WESTMED MEDICAL GROUP

Bidder: SUMMIT HEALTH - CITY MD

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Mar 2023|United States|Household Furnishings
Kimball International
Hni Corporation

Target: KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: HNI CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

9 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 405 M

Value

28 Jun 2023|United States|Soft Drinks
Swire Coca-cola, Usa
John Swire & Sons

Target: SWIRE COCA-COLA, USA

Bidder: JOHN SWIRE & SONS LTD

10 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 3.05 B

Value

16 Oct 2023|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other
Consolidated Communications Holdings
Searchlight Capital Partners

Target: CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

18 Service Providers

6 Target | 12 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

54 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 1.68 B

Value

08 Aug 2024|United States|Food Products
Golden State Foods
Lindsay Goldberg

Target: GOLDEN STATE FOODS

Bidder: LINDSAY GOLDBERG

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

15 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Dec 2024|United States|Food Products
Tropical Cheese
Aua Private Equity Partners

Target: TROPICAL CHEESE

Bidder: AUA PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS LLC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

18 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Oct 2024|Sweden|Diversified Industrials
Hexagon (asset Lifecycle Intelligence Business)
Institutional Investors

Target: HEXAGON AB (ASSET LIFECYCLE INTELLIGENCE BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

3 Service Providers

3 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

16 Vendor

n/a

Value

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