PROJECT TIPPLE ACQUISITION

September 29, 2016

Leading beverage service company was offered significant new diversification opportunities by using Oghma’s in-depth industry expertise.

Situation: The client had a very successful business but a 50% market share made it difficult to expand its operations.

Problem: A narrow customer base and mature market limited our client’s expansion opportunities. The client sought ways of leveraging its national infrastructure but was unsure of how to approach this or in which direction to expand and diversify.

Solution: Oghma spent time with the client understanding its business, skill set and suitable expansion areas that also offered potential synergies with its existing operation. Oghma identified four business areas screening 3500 companies in the process.  A long list of around 100 companies was then subsequently distilled down to a ‘short list’ of twenty. The end result was that an offer was made for one of the businesses which provided opportunities for considerable synergies and suitable diversification.

Result: The client gained an M&A and strategy resource that it lacked in-house. As a result it was able to execute an efficient and comprehensive M&A acquisition process without management dilution.

PROJECT CITRON DISPOSAL

September 29, 2016

Client Citron realizes 50% more value via an Oghma-led offer for his business after an initial, unsolicited approach.

Situation: Our client had been approached with a formal offer to sell their business.

Problem: The client company had limited experience of selling businesses and was unsure whether the offer represented fair value.

Solution: Oghma Partners advised the client that a higher valuation could be attained and suggested a controlled auction process for the business be initiated. Oghma targeted a list of 35 parties across the UK, Europe, North America and Asia to contact. Eleven companies requested the Oghma prepared information memorandum and five companies subsequently submitted offers. A final offer was agreed and the deal completed within five months of Oghma being appointed advisor.

Result: The client gained over a fifty percent premium to its initial, unsolicited offer. Additionally, the client was reassured that the process was comprehensive, optimised its disposal strategy and was conducted in a confidential manner.

PROJECT CELESTIAL LICENCING DEAL

September 29, 2016

An Oghma client has significantly enhanced its branded sales and business quality by securing an important licensing deal in the branded dry grocery sector.

Situation: A long standing Oghma client was seeking to leverage its manufacturing base into new categories with minimal investment while utilizing its existing extensive marketing skills.

Problem: The categories of interest were highly competitive. Introducing a new brand would be expensive and the risks of failure high. With the client’s business growing rapidly, management had limited time to pursue a diversification strategy.

Solution: The client turned to Oghma which, given its depth and breadth of relevant industry knowledge and range of contacts, suggested that approaches be made to a number of parties.

Result: An agreement was reached with one of the contacted parties and a licensing deal negotiated. The relevant brand now delivers significant incremental revenues raising the branded ratio of group sales.

UK Food & Beverage Sector: Employee Ownership –Another Route to Exit

June 6, 2016

The Oghma Partners LLP T1 2016 M&A Review has now been released!

In this latest edition of the review, we consider activity in the Food & Beverage sector for the first four months of 2016, in light of an interesting few years in the industry.

In our review, we investigate UK Food and Beverage market deals – both the large and the small – with analysis into the buyers, the sellers and the trends. Furthermore, we consider employee ownership as an alternative route to exit and the relative advantages and disadvantages to such a process.

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UK Food & Beverage Sector: Valuations following 2015 Trends

May 10, 2016

Oghma Partners LLP is pleased to announce the release of the T1 2016 M&A Review of the UK Food & Beverage Sector.

Our review offers a detailed analysis of activity in the UK Food & Beverage sector for the first four months of 2016, including an overview of valuation multiples paid for UK businesses. The 2016 YTD EBITDA multiple remains on a comparable level to 2015, due to deals such as ECI’s acquisition of MPM pet foods and the Brown-Forman Group’s acquisition of the Benriach Distillery Co.

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UK Food & Beverage Sector: Food and Beverage M&A at Record Levels

May 4, 2016

The Oghma Partners UK Food & Beverage Sector M&A Review for the first tertial of 2016 is due to be released shortly.

The review looks at activity in the UK Food & Beverage sector for the first four months of 2016, highlighting how the market has enjoyed its most active period since 2007 and looking into the underlying trends which have supported this.

For further detailed analysis, to request the review or for further information on Oghma Partners, please contact us via our “Contact us” link on our website, or using the contact details below. We would also be pleased to add you to our mailing list for future updates.

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UK Food & Beverage Sector: Overseas Buyers, UK Targets, High Multiples

February 3, 2016

The Oghma Partners LLP 2015 M&A Review has now been released!

In this latest edition of the review, we not only consider activity in the Food & Beverage sector for the final four months of 2015 but also put the year in context, in what has been another fascinating year for the industry.

In our review, we investigate UK Food and Beverage market deals – both the large and the small – with analysis into the buyers, the sellers and the trends. We consider continued interest in the UK market from large overseas buyers, for example Monde Nissin’s acquisition of Quorn and Lotus Bakeries’ acquisition of Natural Balance which were headline-making deals towards the end of the year and at high valuations. Please do request our review for further analysis.

To request a copy of the review request, to be put on our mailing list for future updates or for further information on Oghma Partners, please do get in touch via our “Contact us” link on our website.

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UK Food & Beverage Sector: Beverage Sector Particularly Buoyant

February 1, 2016

Oghma Partners LLP is pleased to announce the release of the T3 2015 M&A Review of the UK Food & Beverage Sector.

Our review offers a detailed analysis of activity in the UK Food & Beverage sector for the last four months of 2015, including an overview of the buoyancy of interest in the UK beverage industry. This has been demonstrated by the number of deals jumping from 10% in 2014 to 22% in 2015, when measured as a percentage of total UK deals.

Please contact us to enquire about the review, to request a copy and to be put on our mailing list for future updates.

Furthermore, if you would like to learn more about Oghma Partners and the work we do, please do get in touch via our “Contact us” link.

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UK Food & Beverage Sector: Record high deal value in Food & Beverage M&A in 2015

January 28, 2016

The Oghma Partners UK Food & Beverage Sector M&A Review for the third tertial of 2015 is due to be released shortly.

The review looks at activity in the UK Food & Beverage sector for the last four months of 2015, highlighting how the market has enjoyed a five year high in deal value in line with the wider global M&A market trend in 2015 and looking into the underlying trends which have supported this.

For further detailed analysis, to request the review or for further information on Oghma Partners, please contact us via our “Contact us” link on our website. We would also be pleased to add you to our mailing list for future updates.

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Oghma Partners LLP advises Givesco Bakery A/S on the acquisition of Almondy Group Holdings AB

November 12, 2015

12th November 2015

Oghma Partners advises Givesco Bakery A/S on the acquisition of Almondy Group Holdings AB

Oghma Partners LLP (“Oghma Partners”) is pleased to announce its role as exclusive financial adviser to Givesco Bakery A/S (“Givesco”) of Denmark on the acquisition of Almondy Group Holdings AB (“Almondy”) of Sweden from Swedish private equity firm Segullah LLP. The transaction is expected to complete shortly following competition authority clearance. Terms were not disclosed.

Almondy is a market leader in the gluten free almond-based frozen cake segment. It operates from a modern production facility in Gothenburg, Sweden and has sales across the Nordic region, Germany, UK and, through its sales to IKEA, more widely. It had revenue in 2014 of SEK394 million.

Givesco is a family owned company based in Vejle, Denmark. It has a long history within the baked goods industry, having been founded in 1931. Today, the business is international, owning several bakeries around Europe.

The advisory role for Oghma Partners adds to roles advising on other acquisition and disposal mandates in the UK, Sweden, Norway, France, Spain, USA, Italy and Greece highlighting Oghma Partners truly international reach.

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For further information on Oghma Partners’ role in the above transaction or for details on Oghma Partners’ services please contact:

Mark LynchPartner

Oghma Partners LLP

mark@oghmapartners.com

 Tim OwenPartner

Oghma Partners LLP

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