Private Equity Firms Driving M&A Activity In Food

European private equity (PE) firms are driving a spate of M&A activity in the food and drink sector. Assets are being shifted between different private equity funds, while the industry is also taking a leading role in acquiring assets put up for sale by major multinationals. The uptick in secondary buyouts, in which one PE fund exits a portfolio company by selling it onto another, has been noted across the PE sector and can be attributed to a number of push and pull factors encouraging deal activity from both buyers and sellers. Meanwhile the focus on the food sector can

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