Mergers and Acquisitions

Mondelez International is staying in its lane for the moment, albeit one that’s speeding along and growing.  

Unilever continued down its health-minded future path with the acquisition of Onnit, a holistic wellness and lifestyle company best known for its nutritional supplements.  

Symphony Technology Group, a private equity firm focused on investing in the software, data analytics, and software-enabled technology services sectors, has acquired Trace One, a dedicated B2B collaborative platform for retail, CPG and private label.

The acquisition will combine IoT/edge and AI/ML solutions, expected to deliver new cloud capabilities and create a more sustainable world.

Data analytics and brand consulting group Kantar will acquire Numerator, a market intelligence company, from Vista Equity Partners.

Mondelez International will acquire a significant majority interest in high-protein bar brand Grenade as the company continues to move into healthier snack categories.

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Conair Corporation entered into an agreement to be acquired by affiliates of private equity firm American Securities.   

Ka-Pop! Snacks and Bubba's Fine Foods have merged to create a new and healthy consumer goods company called Awakened Foods.

Nestlé S.A. will sell its North American spring water brands, purified water business and beverage delivery service to the One Rock Capital Partners and Metropoulos & Co. private equity firms.

Yellow Wood will combine its non-Americas brand with Dr. Scholl’s to create a global footcare portfolio expected to generate over $700M in annual retail sales.

The Planters snack nut portfolio net sales were approximately $1 billion in calendar year 2020 and are expected to grow at the company's long-term organic growth target.