Latest Deals
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FAT BrandsMergers & Acquisitions $20M
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SweetgreenCapital Raising $364M
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Restaurant Brands InternationalMergers & Acquisitions $1BN
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SaladStop! GroupCapital Raising $8.8M
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FAT BrandsMergers & Acquisitions $20M
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SweetgreenCapital Raising $364M
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Restaurant Brands InternationalMergers & Acquisitions $1BN
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SaladStop! GroupCapital Raising $8.8M
Food Sector All Deal Activity by Value and Volume (Last 12 months)
Food Sector Overall Deal Activity by Region (Last 12 months)
Top Deals in Food Sector (Last 12 months)
| Acquirer/Investor | Issuer / Partner / Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DoorDash | Maplebear | 11 Aug 2021 | 50,000.0 |
| Market Bidco | Wm Morrison Supermarkets | 19 Aug 2021 | 13,339.6 |
| Oppidum Bidco | Wm Morrison Supermarkets | 03 Jul 2021 | 13,051.6 |
| Undisclosed Bidder | The Star Entertainment Group | 23 Jul 2021 | 7,000.0 |
| Blackstone Capital Partners , Starwood Capital Group | Extended Stay America | 15 Mar 2021 | 6,000.0 |
| The Middleby | Welbilt | 14 Jul 2021 | 4,300.0 |
| Caesars Entertainment | William Hill | 25 Nov 2020 | 4,000.0 |
| Platinum Equity | Marston's | 29 Jan 2021 | 3,141.3 |
| Performance Food Group | Core-Mark Holding | 18 May 2021 | 2,500.0 |
| Cascade Investment | Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts | 08 Sep 2021 | 2,210.0 |
Top Food Sector Advisors (2020 Vs. 2019)
Top Financial Advisors – All Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corp | 1 | 6 |
| Barclays Plc | 2 | 19 |
| Rothschild & Co SCA | 3 | 5 |
| Goldman Sachs International | 4 | 7 |
| Credit Suisse Group AG | 5 | 2 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 6 | 1 |
| Lazard | 7 | 17 |
| Morgan Stanley | 8 | 11 |
| Centerview Partners | 9 | N/A |
| UBS Group AG | 10 | 4 |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corp | 1 | 4 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers International | 2 | 5 |
| UBS Group AG | 3 | 16 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 4 | 2 |
| Houlihan Lokey | 5 | 115 |
| Morgan Stanley | 6 | 7 |
| Ernst & Young Global | 7 | 3 |
| Barclays Plc | 8 | 12 |
| Goldman Sachs International | 9 | 19 |
| Credit Suisse Group AG | 10 | 9 |
Top Legal Advisors – All Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Slaughter and May | 1 | 14 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | 2 | 8 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates | 3 | 4 |
| Latham & Watkins | 4 | 2 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | 5 | 10 |
| Ropes & Gray | 6 | 7 |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | 7 | 30 |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | 8 | 18 |
| Houlihan Lokey | 9 | N/A |
| Herbert Smith Freehills | 10 | 29 |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 1 |
| Baker & McKenzie | 2 | 2 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates | 3 | 9 |
| White & Case | 4 | 14 |
| Allen & Overy | 5 | 13 |
| CMS Legal Services EEIG | 6 | 11 |
| Latham & Watkins | 7 | 7 |
| DLA Piper | 8 | 6 |
| Jones Day | 9 | 4 |
| Slaughter and May | 10 | 38 |
Food Sector Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Activity by Value and Volume (Last 12 months)
Food Sector Mergers & Acquisitions by Region (Last 12 months)
Top Mergers & Acquisitions in Food Sector (Last 12 months)
| Acquirer/Investor | Issuer / Partner / Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) | DoorDash | Maplebear | 11 Aug 2021 | 50,000.0 | Undisclosed Bidder | The Star Entertainment Group | 23 Jul 2021 | 7,000.0 | The Middleby | Welbilt | 14 Jul 2021 | 4,300.0 | Caesars Entertainment | William Hill | 25 Nov 2020 | 4,000.0 | Performance Food Group | Core-Mark Holding | 18 May 2021 | 2,500.0 | Undisclosed Bidder | Silver Crest Acquisition | 13 Aug 2021 | 1,800.0 | Undisclosed Bidder | Delivery Hero | 04 May 2021 | 1,445.5 | Undisclosed Bidder | FAST Acquisition | 01 Feb 2021 | 1,400.0 | Undisclosed Bidder | Seibu Holdings - Hotel and Leisure Assets | 16 Jul 2021 | 908.0 | MIH Food Delivery Holdings | Delivery Hero | 31 Aug 2021 | 868.2 |
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Top Food Sector Advisors (2020 Vs. 2019)
Top Financial Advisors - Mergers & Acquisitions Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corp | 1 | 5 |
| Goldman Sachs International | 2 | 7 |
| Barclays Plc | 3 | 18 |
| Credit Suisse Group AG | 4 | 2 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 5 | 1 |
| Centerview Partners | 6 | N/A |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 7 | 3 |
| UBS Group AG | 8 | 4 |
| Rothschild & Co SCA | 9 | 6 |
| Evercore | 10 | 33 |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corp | 1 | 5 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers International | 2 | 7 |
| UBS Group AG | 3 | 10 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 4 | 1 |
| Ernst & Young Global | 5 | 19 |
| Credit Suisse Group AG | 6 | 4 |
| Goldman Sachs International | 7 | 13 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 8 | 3 |
| BNP Paribas SA | 9 | 22 |
| Piper Sandler Companies | 10 | N/A |
Top Legal Advisors - Mergers & Acquisitions Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Slaughter and May | 1 | 17 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | 2 | 9 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates | 3 | 3 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | 4 | 10 |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | 5 | 18 |
| Ropes & Gray | 6 | 6 |
| Houlihan Lokey | 7 | N/A |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | 8 | 34 |
| Herbert Smith Freehills | 9 | 28 |
| Cravath, Swaine & Moore | 10 | 1 |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Baker & McKenzie | 1 | 4 |
| White & Case | 2 | 43 |
| Allen & Overy | 3 | 14 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | 4 | 1 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates | 5 | 5 |
| CMS Legal Services EEIG | 6 | 8 |
| DLA Piper | 7 | 7 |
| Slaughter and May | 8 | 48 |
| Ropes & Gray | 9 | 24 |
| Jones Day | 10 | 9 |
Food Sector Private Equity Deal Activity by Value and Volume (Last 12 months)
Food Sector Private Equity Deals by Region (Last 12 months)
Top Private Equity Deals in Food Sector (Last 12 months)
| Acquirer/Investor | Issuer / Partner / Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) | Market Bidco | Wm Morrison Supermarkets | 19 Aug 2021 | 13,339.6 | Oppidum Bidco | Wm Morrison Supermarkets | 03 Jul 2021 | 13,051.6 | Blackstone Capital Partners , Starwood Capital Group | Extended Stay America | 15 Mar 2021 | 6,000.0 | Platinum Equity | Marston's | 29 Jan 2021 | 3,141.3 | Cascade Investment | Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts | 08 Sep 2021 | 2,210.0 | Cinven | Restaurant Brands Iberia | 28 Jul 2021 | 1,180.0 | GIC Pvt , Qatar Investment Authority, Falcon Edge Capital, | Bundl Technologies Private | 12 Feb 2021 | 800.0 | Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia | McLaren Group | 15 Jul 2021 | 761.6 | The Baupost Group | Just Eat Takeaway.com | 04 Aug 2021 | 651.8 | CVC Strategic Opportunities II | Sonae MC | 02 Aug 2021 | 626.5 |
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Top Food Sector Advisors (2020 Vs. 2019)
Top Financial Advisors – Private Equity Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corp | 1 | 29 |
| Barclays Plc | 2 | 31 |
| Lazard | 3 | 15 |
| Morgan Stanley | 4 | 6 |
| Rothschild & Co SCA | 5 | 7 |
| Centerview Partners | 6 | N/A |
| Evercore | 7 | 10 |
| UBS Group AG | 8 | N/A |
| J.P. Morgan Securities | 9 | N/A |
| Wells Fargo & Co | 10 | N/A |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corp | 1 | 36 |
| Morgan Stanley | 2 | 1 |
| Houlihan Lokey | 3 | 53 |
| KPMG International Coop | 4 | 5 |
| BKD | 5 | N/A |
| Baird Financial Group, . | 6 | 13 |
| Vista Point Advisors | 7 | 9 |
| WBC Holdings, L.P. | 8 | N/A |
| Barclays Plc | 9 | 38 |
| Lazard | 10 | 25 |
Top Legal Advisors – Private Equity Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Latham & Watkins | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Russell Speechlys | 2 | N/A |
| Clifford Chance | 3 | 21 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | 4 | 12 |
| Ogier Legal Limited Partnership | 5 | N/A |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates | 6 | N/A |
| Slaughter and May | 7 | N/A |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 8 | 3 |
| Ernst & Young Global | 9 | N/A |
| Cravath, Swaine & Moore | 10 | N/A |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 1 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 2 | 10 |
| King & Spalding | 3 | 77 |
| Latham & Watkins | 4 | 4 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates | 5 | N/A |
| Ernst & Young Global | 6 | N/A |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | 7 | 5 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | 8 | N/A |
| Paul Hastings | 9 | 94 |
| Alston & Bird | 10 | N/A |
Food Sector Venture Financing Deal Activity by Value and Volume (Last 12 months)
Food Sector Venture Financing Deals by Region (Last 12 months)
Top Venture Financing Deals in Food Sector (Last 12 months)
| Acquirer/Investor | Issuer / Partner / Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) | Mirae Asset Venture Investment ., Luxor Capital Group, , D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Kora Management , Tiger Global Management , Steadview Capital Management , Baillie Giffordt | Zomato | 18 Dec 2020 | 660.0 | Sequoia Capital Operations , Mubadala Investment Co, Silver Lake Management , Winter Capital, DisruptAD, Tiger Global Management | Getir | 06 Jun 2021 | 555.0 | T. Rowe Price Group | Rappi | 08 Jul 2021 | 500.0 | VY Capital, Steadview Capital, Fidelity Investments , Dragoneer Investment Group , Kora Management , Tiger Global Management, Bow Wave Capital Management, | Zomato | 21 Jan 2021 | 500.0 | Qatar Holding | Bundl Technologies Private | 19 May 2021 | 457.0 | B Riley Financial , NordStar Capital , Dogus Group, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, DisruptAD, Next Play Capital, Chimera Investments | Kitopi | 01 Jul 2021 | 415.0 | Falcon Edge Capital, , Carmignac, INQ Holdings , Goldman Sachs Asia Strategic Ii Pte. , MIH India Food Holdings BV, Amansa Capital Pte. ., Prosus NV, Think Investments , Accel | Bundl Technologies Private | 14 Apr 2021 | 343.0 | Sunshine Venture Capital, Qingdao Gouxin, Qingdao Municipality Guidance Fund | Beijing Missfresh E-Commerce | 09 Dec 2020 | 306.0 | Fidelity Management & Research Company, Bow Wave Capital Management, , Dragoneer Investment Group , Kora Management , Tiger Global Management | Zomato | 22 Feb 2021 | 250.0 | Undisclosed Bidder | Guangxi Jiaojiu Network Technology | 08 Jul 2021 | 200.0 |
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