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Agri-food

PEM Corporate Finance has extensive experience of advising businesses in the Agri-food sector. Please get in touch for an informal and confidential chat about your plans.

Situated in the leading agricultural production region

The East of England is one of the most fertile areas in the UK, reflected in the huge quantity of grade ‘A’ land available (particularly for arable farming). The region also benefits from well-integrated supply chains, clusters of downstream processing businesses and a significant scientific research base.

Agri-business includes agriculture, horticulture and the processing of food and drink products. Based on our advisory experience of working in this sector, we like to include machinery & production equipment, fuels, specialist consultancy services and wholesale of food and drink products.

Transaction trends

For the Agri-food sector, there has been a small increase in deal volume however a significant increase in deal value. In 2017, global deal value more than doubled from €9.8bn in 2016 to €24.1bn. For many part of the Agri-business value chain, it is often a challenging environment to run a business due to climatic events, tariff disputes, and price volatility. In recent years, innovation, technology and health-driven products have reignited the attractiveness of the Agri-food sector to investors.

Our transaction experience

PEM Corporate Finance has very strong credentials when it comes to selling, buying, buyouts, or valuing Agri-food companies. Recent deal highlights include: the sale of  Phaseolus to Place UK, the sale of Elsinore to Golden Acre, the acquisition of Mother Earth Mushrooms by G's, and the sale of Greenoak to Dairy Spares. Below, are some of the other Agri-food deals we have advised:

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Acquisition of Mother Earth Organic Mushrooms

We advised on the acquisition of Mother Earth Organic Mushrooms by Produce Global Solutions.

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Sale of Elsinore Foods

We advised the owner of Elsinore Foods Ltd on its sale to Golden Acre Dairy Foods Holdings Ltd, a nationwide supplier to major retailers such as Waitrose, Tesco and Ocado.

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Sale of Greenoak

We acted as lead advisers to the shareholders on the disposal of the company to Dairy Spares.

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Sale of Phaseolus

We advised the directors of Phaseolus Ltd on its sale to Place UK, one of the nation’s leading and most diverse suppliers of soft fruit.

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Sale of Prestige Purchasing

We acted as lead advisers to Prestige Purchasing during its sale of the consortium arm of the business to Pelican Buying Company.

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Sale of StarSpice Ingredients

We advised the vendor on the sale of the company, a specialist importer of gin ingredients, to The Spice Hunter Ltd.

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Succession planning for Barmans

We helped the owners, Barry and Anne Bowskill, to hand over the business to their son Scott and a number of management staff.

"They gave very good advice and helped me structure the deal how I wanted. They ensured I was able to claim Entrepreneurs' Relief, and their valuation of the company was perfect too."
Barry Bowskill, Director, Barmans Ltd
“I would say they really got to understand our business and were able to give very good advice on whether an acquisition could be a good fit or not... They provided to me a totally rounded sort of finance solution and visibility to the whole acquisition."
Jo Wise, Managing Director, Monkfield Nutrition Ltd
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