In the British retail, wholesale & foodservice industry, there were 49 M&A deals announced in Q1 2023, worth a total value of $479.7m, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. The $50m acquisition of superdry by cowell fashion was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. A thorough analysis of the disruptive themes, the M&A activity and most notable deals are included in GlobalData’s Foodservices Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes report. Buy the report here.

In value terms, M&A activity in The UK decreased by 8% in Q1 2023 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $518.4m and rose by 4% as compared to Q1 2022. Related deal volume decreased by 6% in Q1 2023 versus the previous quarter and was 14% higher than in Q1 2022.

The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these M&A deals in The UK in Q1 2023 were Alvarez & Marsal Holdings; Azets; Brunswick Group with 1, 1, 1 deals respectively.

The top-ranked legal advisorss supporting these M&A deals in The UK Q1 2023 were Burges Salmon; CMS Legal Services EEIG; Hek Jones Solicitors with 1, 1, 1 deals respectively.

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