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Consumer Products

Our Consumer Products Group is known for its investment banking expertise across a broad range of consumer segments including: non-alcoholic beverages, agribusiness, brewing, food, household products, personal care, tobacco, spirits, and wine.

The group enjoys strong relationships with some of the major players in each of these segments, including: Altria, Bunge, Elizabeth Arden, Fortune Brands, Heineken, Kraft, Nestlé, Pilgrim's Pride and S.C. Johnson.

Selected Recent Transactions

Strategic & Sponsor Related M&A Advisory

  • Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE): Advised CCE on $13.6 billion sale of its North American Operations and $882 million acquisition of European bottling facilities
  • Heineken: Advised Heineken on $7.6 billion acquisition of FEMSA's beer operations
  • Bunge: Advised Bunge on $3.8 billion sale of its Brazilian Fertilizer Business
  • Russell Hobbs: Advised Russell Hobbs on $661 million merger with Spectrum Brands
  • Osparie Management: Advised Osprarie on their $2.1 billion acquisition of ConAgra Trade Group

Equity Financing 

  • B&G Foods: Joint Bookrunner on $208 million initial public offering
  • Bunge: Joint Bookrunner on $688 million  follow-on offering
  • Weight Watchers: Joint Bookrunner on $543 million follow-on offering

Debt Financing 

  • Kraft: Joint Bookrunner on $9.5 billion of senior notes
  • Bolthouse Farms: Lead Left Arranger and Bookrunner on $780 million of senior secured credit facilities
  • ACCO Brands: Joint Bookrunner on $460 million senior secured notes and $175 million senior secured credit facility

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