Corporate Finance Advisors to the Consumer Industries

Transaction: Acquisition
Client: AAK (Sweden)
Target: BD Foods (UK)
Sector: Ingredients

Deal Overview: 
Oghma Partners acted as exclusive advisor to AAK International on the acquisition of BD Foods. The company is focused on food ingredients for the foodservice industry, and has a portfolio of over 3,000 products that are sold to a wide range of customers, including restaurants, hotels, airlines, wholesalers, and food manufacturers.

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Transaction: Disposal
Client: Scot Bio
Buyer: Shanly Group
Sector: Ingredients

Deal Overview: Oghma Partners provided corporate finance advice to the Scot Bio management team with regards to a capital restructuring and fund raise for the business. Scot Bio is a Scottish based biotech business with a specific focus on the production of natural food colourants.

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Transaction: Acquisition
Client: Solina Group (France)
Target: Essential Cuisine (UK)
Sector: Sauces

Deal Overview: Oghma Partners acted as exclusive financial advisors to Solina on the acquisition of Essential Cuisine, producer of stocks, jus and gravies. For Solina, the acquisition represents the latest step in its growth strategy across the European food market and its second acquisition in the U.K.

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Transaction: Disposal
Client: Icelandic Group
Buyer: Hilton Food Group
Sector: Seafood

Deal Overview: Oghma Partners advised Icelandic Group on the sale for cash of its UK-based subsidiary Icelandic Group UK (“Seachill”), to Hilton Food Group plc (“Hilton”), a leading specialist international meat packing business, for an Enterprise Value of GBP 84 million.

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