Corporate Finance Advisors to the Consumer Industries

Transaction: Acquisition of
Client: NOVAX
Target: Ulrick & Short

Deal Overview:
Oghma Partners, the corporate finance house to the consumer industries, is today pleased to announce that it acted as the exclusive financial advisors to Novax AB (“Novax”), the investment company of the Stockholm-based, EUR 8bn Axel Johnson Group, on the acquisition of Ulrick & Short Limited (“Ulrick & Short”) the UK-based clean label food ingredients specialist.

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Transaction: Sale
Client: Simply Cook
Target: Nestlé (UK)
Sector: D2C

Deal Overview:
Oghma Partners is pleased to announce that it acted as the exclusive financial advisors to the shareholders of Direct-to-Consumer, UK-based, Simply Cook Limited (“SimplyCook”) with regards to the sale of the business to Nestlé.

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Transaction: Acquisition
Client: Solina Group (France)
Target: Bowman Ingredients
Sector: Ingredients

Deal Overview:
Oghma Partners is pleased to announce its role as exclusive corporate finance advisor to Solina, the leading European producer of savoury ingredients solutions for the food industry, on the acquisition of Bowman Ingredients, a leading supplier of coating systems to foodservice and retail food processors, with products including breadcrumbs, batters and marinades.

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Transaction: Disposal
Client: Givaudan
Buyer: Herbstreith & Fox
Sector: Ingredients

Deal overview:
Oghma Partners is pleased to announce its role as corporate finance advisor to Givaudan S.A. on the divestment of its pectin business. This latest transaction marks a second successful non-core asset disposal undertaken by Oghma Partners on behalf of Givaudan S.A. in 2020.

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