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Pringles (privately owned by The Procter & Gamble Company)* to Diamond Foods, LLC

Packaged FoodsSnacks & Sweets/Apr 2011
EV / LTM EBITDA
16.7x
EV / LTM Sales
-
Enterprise Value
-
Primary Source
Goldman Sachs

Comparable Transactions

Packaged Foods transactions announced in the five years to April 2011. 26 with a disclosed multiple.

DateTargetAcquirorEnterprise ValueEV/SalesEV/EBITDAType
Nov 2010Del Monte FoodsKKR, Vestar, Centerview--8.6xFinancial
Jun 2010American Italian Pasta CompanyRalcorp Holdings, Inc.--7.8xStrategic
May 2010Michael Foods GroupThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.--7.7xFinancial
Feb 2010France ChampignonBonduelle$139M-6.3xStrategic
Feb 2010Best Brands IncorporatedCSM N.V.--8.5xStrategic
Jan 2010Cadbury plcKraft Foods Group, Inc., Kraft Foods Inc.--13.0xStrategic
Jan 2010Pizza Business (privately owned by Kraft Foods Inc.)Nestlé USA, Inc.--12.5xStrategic
Dec 2009Sturm Foods, Inc.TreeHouse Foods, Inc.--7.5xStrategic
Nov 2009Birds Eye FoodsPinnacle Foods--9.5xStrategic
Sep 2009Bertin Ltda.JBS S.A.$5.2B-12.3xStrategic
Sep 2009Pilgrim's Pride CorporationJBS USA Holdings, Incorporated$2.8B-10.7xStrategic
Dec 2008Fresh Bread & Bakery Business of Weston Foods, Inc. (privately owned by Dunedin Holdings S.á.r.l.)Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V.--9.8xStrategic
Jun 2008StarkistDongwon F&B Co., Ltd.--7.8xStrategic
Jun 2008Desarrollo Agroindustrial de Frutales S.A., Frutas de Exportacion S.A. and CaribanaFresh Del Monte Produce inc.$403M-8.1xStrategic
Jun 2008Vitacress SaladsRAR Group$105M-8.2xStrategic
Apr 2008WM. Wrigley Jr. CompanyMars, Incorporated$23.1B-18.5xStrategic
Jul 2007Wight Salads Group (70%)RAR Group$41M-5.7xStrategic
Jul 2007Danone BiscuitsKraft Foods Group, Inc.--13.3xStrategic
Jul 2007Royal Numico N.V.Danone, Groupe Danone S.A.--24.3xStrategic
May 2007Swift & Co.JBS S.A.--7.7xStrategic
Apr 2007Gerber Products CompanyNestlé--15.7xStrategic
Dec 2006Novartis Medical NutritionNestlé Group--17.6xStrategic
Sep 2006Premium Standard Farms, Inc.Smithfield Foods, Inc.--6.0xStrategic
Jul 2006ConAgra Foods, Inc. Branded Meats BusinessSmithfield Foods, Inc.--5.8xStrategic
Jul 2006Chiquita Brands South Pacific LimitedTradefresh Pty Ltd$130M-8.7xStrategic
Jun 2006Sara Lee Corp. European Meat BusinessSmithfield Foods, Inc.--6.0xStrategic
Mean-10.3x
Median-8.6x

All Observations

Source-specific multiples and notes for this transaction.

CompPrimary?Source TypeSourceSource AdvisorSource YearEV (USD)EV/SalesEV/EBITDAEV/Fwd EBITDANoteCitation
Primaryfairness opinionLNCE FOGoldman Sachs2018--16.7x-Announced but not completedOpen