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Report unveils uptick in M&As for Q1 2018

2018 marked the fourth highest Q1 since 2009, highlighting consumer’s positive stance for deal-making.

April 11, 2018

Mergermarket, a New York-based division of Acuris, released its Global M&A roundup report for the consumer sector for the first quarter (Q1) of 2018.

Study: Cross-industry acquisitions seen as way to new markets

The report predicts a rise in global M&A deals, legacy companies increasingly using M&A for growth and innovation and more outbound deals for the United States than there have been, due to rising interest rates.

April 10, 2018

Not accounting for large deals, M&A deal value in 2017 was a scant 2% below the previous year, with activity essentially matching the hot market of 2016, reveals the report.

‘Unconventional’ M&As change future of cold food industry

Editor-in-chief Marina Mayer recaps 2017’s jaw-dropping M&As positioned to change the cold food and beverage industry.

Marina Mayer

January 18, 2018

These “unconventional” acquisitions created a shock-and-awe effect through the industry by placing processors in other parts of the retail space, expanding their logistics network and indefinitely changing the future of the cold food and beverage industry.

M&A data shows growth in consumer sector

Data through June 8 shows that U.S. consumer M&A reached 190 deals worth a total of $113.8 billion, surpassing the same period in 2016 in value by 415.6%.

June 13, 2017

2017 is shaping up to be the year of the consumer sector, according to M&A data from Mergermarket, New York.

Study: M&A records driven by global growth, consolidation, private equity

Based on interviews with C-level retail executives, 67% of whom anticipate an increase in M&A activity, along with analysis of retail transactions from the past 10 years.

May 22, 2017

On the heels of another post-recession record year in consumer and retail mergers and acquisitions (M&A), deal making will rise once again in 2017, accompanied by a rebound in valuations, according to A.T. Kearney’s new report.

Global M&A consumer trend report reveals 2016 was another lackluster year

This past year was a lackluster one for consumer mergers and acquisitions.

January 12, 2017

Mergermarket, New York, released its Global Consumer M&A trend report for the year of 2016.

Food, beverage report outlines M&A transactions in 2016

During Q3 2016, there were 75 announced M&A transactions involving the acquisition of North American food and beverage targets.

November 2, 2016

Chicago-based Lincoln International’s global consumer group released Food & Beverage DealReader: Q3 2016.

Report: M&A market returns to a less exuberant one in 2016

With $365 billion in public and private transactions, 2015 saw the highest dollar value of deals in these sectors since 2008.

May 9, 2016

This report by A.T. Kearney provides five strategic insights for companies pursuing mergers and acquisitions in the consumer and retail industry.

Viewpoint: Are you "best managed?"

May 1, 2011

I realize we’re in an electronic age. However, for a just moment here, I’m up to my neck in computer print-outs. This is my annual exercise – to research as many as 200 food companies’ public records, reports and media mentions.

Rabobank: New angles to food mergers, deals

February 2, 2010

As financial markets recover, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in U.S. food and agriculture are likely to build in 2010, according to a new report from Rabobank, New York, N.Y.