ACQUIRED · 2021
Who Acquired Valeo Foods?
Bain Capital Private Equity · $2.04B· 12.0× EBITDA
The acquisition
Valeo Foods (Dublin, Ireland) was acquired by Bain Capital Private Equity in 2021 for $2.04B. Irish food company with Jacob's crackers, Batchelors soups, Odlums flour. The deal was priced at 12.0× EBITDA / 1.70× revenue.
Valeo Foods at time of acquisition
Revenue
$1200.0M
EBITDA
$170.0M
Deal value
$2.04B
EV / EBITDA
12.0×
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Sourced from Bain Capital Press Release. Primary source. Full deal page.
Citation: ExitValue.ai. (2021). Valeo Foods acquired by Bain Capital Private Equity. https://exitvalue.ai/acquired/valeo-foods