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Oghma Partners, the Food & Beverage focused corporate finance boutique, today announced it has renewed its sponsorship of The Food Manufacturing Awards for 2014. As in the previous two years Oghma Partners will sponsor the key award, ‘The Company of The Year.’ The sponsorship follows the Oghma Partners philosophy of giving support to the UK food and drink industry which, along with overseas food & beverage businesses, provides the mainstay of the client base. Other similar initiatives undertaken by the firm include offering an annual summer internship to undergraduates who have an interest in the food industry and are looking to gain an entry into the financial services industry.

Commenting on their renewed sponsorship Paul Wilkinson, Chair of the Awards Judges Panel said, ‘’We are delighted that Oghma is continuing to support the Awards and the industry as a whole. Their commitment plays a valuable part in ensuring that the importance of a successful food manufacturing sector retains a high profile amongst all our stakeholders.’’

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Oghma Partners LLP is pleased to announce the release of the 2013 M&A Review & 2014 Outlook of the UK Food & Beverage Sector.

The report highlights several of the key transactions that took place in the Food & Beverage sector in 2013, most notably the sale of Lucozade and Ribena to Suntory.  Interest in the Beverage industry as a whole was high, with deals in this sector accounting for 17% of all activity in the year and half of the top 10 deals from 2013.

The total number of M&A deals in 2013 fell by 13%. However the report indicates that interest in the UK food and drink industry is expected to rise in 2014 due to several factors, including higher valuations and the potential for rising capital gains tax.

To request a copy of the review, or for further information on Oghma Partners, please do get in touch via our “Contact us” link.

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The Oghma Partners 2013 M&A Review & 2014 Outlook is due to be published shortly.

The report analyses investment deals in the food and beverage industry from the past year as well as providing an outlook for 2014. It suggests that interest in the industry is set to rise, following a relatively quiet period in 2013.

To request a copy of the report please contact Oghma Partners via the “Contact us” link at www.oghmapartners.com

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Oghma Partners is pleased to congratulate Premier Foods as the winners of the Food Manufacturing Company of the Year at the 2013 Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards. The awards dinner took place at the Park Lane, Hilton on Thursday 21^st November 2013 with guest host Countryfile presenter Julia Bradbury (pictured here with Premier Foods’ Ashford factory General Manager Simon Ellmore and Mark Lynch from Oghma Partners).

Also shortlisted for the category were The Authentic Food Company, British Sugar and Tamar Foods.

This is the second year that Oghma Partners have been proud sponsors of the Awards, which recognise the achievements and hard work of food manufacturers big and small across the UK.

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Oghma Partners is pleased to announce the release of the latest M&A review covering the Food and Beverage industry for T2 2013.  The period was relatively quiet with M&A activity in Europe down 14% by volume. Activity within the Food and Beverage Sector was particularly slow, with the notable exception of the £100 million sale of Tyrell’s Crisps to Investcorp.

The remainder of 2013 looks to be significantly more active with several high profile deals already announced.

Please do get in touch via our “contact us” link if you would like further information on Oghma Partners, or to request a copy of the review.

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Oghma Partners is proud to be sponsoring the Food Manufacture awards once again in 2013. The awards, which recognise “the best of the best in Britain’s largest manufacturing sector” take place in November, however nominations are still open for the full range of categories. Click here to nominate your company for an award – nominations close on Wednesday 31st July.

Partners Mark Lynch, Tim Owen and Tim Potter of Oghma Partners LLP are proud to renew their sponsorship of the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards which recognises the hard work and great achievements of food manufacturers across the UK. Oghma Partners is keen to champion this successful sector of the UK economy and to celebrate the leaders in the industry.

The Awards, which take place in November, are a highlight of the industry calendar and offer a chance to reward those companies at the very top of their fields.

There is still time to enter your company for a chance to win one of several awards, including Manufacturing Company of the Year in each market sector. This year’s new category is Best New Use of Food Ingredients.

Voting is also now open for the personality of the year – nominees are Mark Allen (Chief Executive of Dairy Crest), Simon Baldry (MD of Coca Cola Enterprises), Richard Clothier (MD, Wyke Farms), Fiona Kendrick (Chairman and Chief Executive, Nestlé UK and Ireland), James Lambert (Chief Executive and Executive Chairman, R&R Ice Cream) and John Stevenson, MP (Chairman, APPG for Food Manufacturing).

More information on Oghma Partners can be found at www.oghmapartners.com and for more information on the Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2013, please click www.foodmanawards.co.uk.

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Oghma Partners is pleased to announce the release of the latest M&A review covering the food and beverage industry for the first months of 2013. Activity highlights include the £720 million acquisition of R&R ice cream by private equity group PAI Partners (the largest Private Equity deal involving the UK food sector since the 2008 acquisition of Foodvest by Lion Capital) as well as LDC’s investment in Fever Tree.

The UK, European and Global economic outlook remains mixed with contradictory signals being generated across the breadth of the global economy. Thus, for example, whilst GDP growth appears to be in mildly positive territory in the UK and the fear of a triple dip dissipates – concerns for growth in Southern Europe have mounted and worries of a slowdown in emerging markets has risen in intensity.
In contrast to the economic background, equity markets have risen significantly and there are some signs of a re-emergence of the IPO market in the UK and Europe – usually a helpful backdrop for M&A activity.

Please do get in touch via our “contact us” link if you would like further information on Oghma Partners, or to request a copy of the review.

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The latest Oghma Partners M&A Review for T1 2013 is now available, on request.
It has been an interesting year so far with overseas buyers continued to be an important factor in M&A activity in the UK, accounting for a quarter of transactions by volume in the period down from 30% for the FY 2012. Oghma has noticed a significant increase in deal value ytd in 2013, albeit the number of deals remained in line with those recorded in the first tertial of 2012.

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