Submit Deal

Jonathan Dale

Managing Director at Rothschild & Co

Financial Advisor

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 27.41 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.83 B

Market Context

Sort

22 Jun 2015|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: THORNTONS PLC

Bidder: FERRERO INTERNATIONAL SA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 138 M

Value

10 Feb 2016|United Kingdom|Brewers

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

08 Sep 2015|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: MATTHEW CLARK HOLDINGS

Bidder: CONVIVIALITY RETAIL

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

6 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Aug 2018|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: COSTA COFFEE LIMITED

Bidder: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY (TCCC)

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

2 Target | 18 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 3.90 B

Value

13 Dec 2016|Romania|Brewers

Target: SABMILLER (CEE ASSETS)

Bidder: ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 6.12 B

Value

25 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Brewers

Target: FULLER (BEER BUSINESS)

Bidder: ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 250 M

Value

19 Jul 2019|Australia|Brewers

Target: CARLTON & UNITED BREWERIES

Bidder: ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 9.05 B

Value

16 Sep 2019|Netherlands|Tobacco

Target: ROYAL AGIO CIGARS

Bidder: SCANDINAVIAN TOBACCO GROUP

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

1 Target | 43 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 185 M

Value

16 Sep 2019|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: EAST END FOODS

Bidder: EXPONENT PRIVATE EQUITY

2 Service Providers

2 Target

3 Dealmakers

3 Target

n/a

Value

26 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Distillers and Vintners

Target: CHASE DISTILLERY

Bidder: DIAGEO PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: EIGHT FIFTY FOOD GROUP

Bidder: SOFINA FOODS

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Distillers and Vintners

Target: LAMBRINI

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP INC

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Jul 2021|Belgium|Brewers

Target: KONINGS

Bidder: BNP PARIBAS FORTIS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

5 Target | 39 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Aug 2021|Uzbekistan|Soft Drinks

Target: COCA-COLA BOTTLERS UZBEKISTAN

Bidder: COCA-COLA ICECEK

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 176 M

Value

06 Oct 2021|Denmark|Gaming

Target: STEELSERIES

Bidder: GN STORE NORD

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 916 M

Value

22 Oct 2021|Netherlands|Food Products

Target: CONTINENTAL BAKERIES BV

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

5 Target | 30 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2021|Netherlands|Biotechnology

Target: HENDRIX GENETICS

Bidder: PAINE SCHWARTZ PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

7 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 May 2022|India|Brewers

Target: UNITED SPIRITS (32 LIQUOR BRANDS)

Bidder: INBREW HOLDINGS

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 84 M

Value

25 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: THE SPICE TAILOR

Bidder: PREMIER FOODS PLC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

8 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 72 M

Value

06 Sep 2022|Spain|Distillers and Vintners

Target: GIN MARE BRANDS

Bidder: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jun 2023|United States|Soft Drinks

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

02 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Distillers and Vintners

Target: THE LAKES DISTILLERY COMPANY PLC

Bidder: NYETIMBER WINES AND SPIRITS GROUP LIMITED

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

7 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 71 M

Value

05 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Distillers and Vintners

Target: SAFARI LIQUEUR

Bidder: CASA REDONDO

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Jul 2024|Venezuela|Distillers and Vintners

Target: PAMPERO

Bidder: GRUPPO MONTENEGRO

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Jan 2025|Venezuela|Distillers and Vintners

Target: CACIQUE

Bidder: BARDINET SA

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: BAKKAVOR GROUP PLC

Bidder: GREENCORE GROUP PLC

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

19 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 1.20 B

Value

14 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Energy / Utility Services

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Bidder: DAR AL-HANDASAH CONSULTANTS SHAIR & PARTNERS (SIDARA)

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder

134 Dealmakers

33 Target | 101 Bidder

£ 216 M

Value

15 Aug 2025|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: HOVIS HOLDINGS LIMITED

Bidder: ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value