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Oghma Partners is pleased to announce its role as corporate finance advisor to Givaudan S.A. on the divestment of its pectin business, announced today. The world-leading flavours and fragrances specialist, headquartered in Switzerland, will transfer its pectin business to Herbstreith & Fox, the German family-owned pectin producer. 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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In T2 2020, we have seen an increase in distressed M&A activity due to continued challenging market conditions. Distressed M&A activity is expected to continue into the third tertial of the year.

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For the period between May and August 2020 (“T2 2020”), the proportion of investment from overseas has declined when compared with previous years. Oghma expect the number of investments from overseas to remain low in the short terms, due to Covid-19 related travel restrictions and the continued uncertainty surrounding the UK’s Brexit deal negotiations.

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For the period between May and August 2020 (“T2 2020”), there was a 59.5% decline in deal volume compared with the same period in 2019.

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For the period, a large number of transactions/projects have been placed on-hold while investors adopt a ‘wait and see’ approach over the next few months

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Due to Covid-19, deal volume was down 40.0% when comparing it to the same period in 2019.

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Deal volume expected to pick up in H2 2020. There will likely be a focus on non-core asset disposals, refinancing driven activity (sale of minority stakes etc) and an increased interest in direct to consumer deals

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The bakery and confectionery toppings and inclusions market experienced two high profile transactions in 2019 including Orkla’s acquisition of Confection By Design in July.

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2019 saw a decline in activity from overseas buyers as a percentage of total deal volume. Continued political uncertainty surrounding Brexit during the year does seem to be taking its toll. An exception appears to be Valeo Foods Group who consolidated their position in the UK making two acquisitions.

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