Asafo & Co. advised 54 Capital on its USD21 million growth capital investment, alongside Norfund, in Ethiopian fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) platform SAMANU. 54 Capital managed a consortium of private investors and worked alongside Norfund in this investment, which is expected to increase the local production of edible oil, create jobs and reduce dependency on […]
Food & Beverage
IPOs
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Americana Restaurants USD1.8bn dual listing on ADX and Tadawul
Americana Restaurants has successfully completed its landmark initial public offering (IPO) and first ever dual listing on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (“ADX”) and the Saudi Stock Exchange (“Tadawul”). The institutional investor tranche, which was marketed domestically and internationally, drew orders worth USD105 billion and was 65.5 times oversubscribed, while subscriptions from individuals in the […]
At the Principe di Savoia Hotel in Milan, the Foodcommunity Awards 2022 honoured chefs, formats, concepts, restaurants and brands in the food & beverage sector that have distinguished themselves over the past year for business growth. The event, in its sixth edition, is the result of a process of analysis of news and research carried […]
Deal & transactions
Food & Beverage
Other
ECCBC acquires Morocco-based Atlas Bottling from Diana Holding
Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (“ECCBC”), a bottler of The Coca-Cola Company in North and West Africa, has reached an agreement, through its Moroccan subsidiaries, to acquire the bottler of Coca-Cola in the northern and eastern regions of Morocco, Atlas Bottling Company, with its majority shareholder Diana Holding and certain minority shareholders. This transaction is in […]
Deal & transactions
Food & Beverage
United Arab Emirates
Gulf Capital sells Chef Middle East to Nasdaq-listed food distributor
Gulf Capital, the private equity and growth capital investor in the GCC and Southeast Asia, has successfully completed the sale of 100% of Chef Middle East (“Chef ME”), the GCC’s premier foodservice distribution business, to The Chefs’ Warehouse (“TCW”), a Nasdaq-listed speciality food distributor operating across North America. The USD 100 million successful sale is one of […]
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Food & Beverage
ZH&P on the Gov. of Egypt’s concession for Strategic Warehouses
Hassan Allam Utilities, Orascom, and Samcrete have signed an agreement with the Internal Trade Development Authority (“ITDA”) for the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the strategic warehouses for primary products in the governorates of Sharkia, Suez, Luxor, and Fayoum. This strategic warehouse is part of the first phase of a larger program that will […]
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Food & Beverage
Expedition Investments consortium completes acquisition into Domty
Expedition Investment consortium (the “Consortium”) has successfully completed the Mandatory Tender Offer (“MTO”) of a minority stake (32.9%) in of Arabian Food Industries Co. (“Domty”). The Consortium acquired 97% of the offered shares (96.2 million shares) at a revised price of EGP 5.50 per share. The offer worth was about EGP512 million (USD26.5 million). Matouk […]
Alamar Foods, a Saudi based Quick Service Restaurant operator in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan, has completed its SAR1.22 billion (approximately USD326 million) initial public offering (IPO) and listing of ordinary shares on the Saudi Exchange’s Main Market. With HSBC Saudi Arabia acting as Lead Manager, Financial Advisor, Bookrunner and Underwriter, the IPO involved […]
Deal & transactions
Food & Beverage
Other
Mirova acquires stakes in Morocco’s Atlas Fruit Company. The advisors
Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, and manager of the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) impact fund, has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Atlas Fruits Company. The Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Fund, promoted by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and Mirova, is an impact investment fund that invests in […]
Deal & transactions
Food & Beverage
Saudi Arabia
Tanmiah Food Company and Tyson Foods sign strategic partnership
US-based Tyson Foods and Saudi-based Tanmiah Food Company (“Tanmiah”) have entered into a strategic partnership agreement to accelerate growth in agrifood and poultry production capacity and to meet growing global protein demand. The parties to the agreement are Tyson Foods and Agricultural Development Company (ADC) and Supreme Foods Processing Company (SFPC), Tanmiah’s wholly owned subsidiaries. […]
