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Themiddlemarket.Comt M PUBLISHED in PARTNERSHIP WITH NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods has catalyzed dealmaker interest and activity in online meal delivery Made to Order TheMiddleMarket.comT m PUBLISHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 001_MAJ120117 1 10/24/2017 11:27:35 AM CONSISTENT EXECUTION TAKES YOU HIGHER. Side-by-side. That’s where we start and where we remain throughout the lifecycle of a transaction. For more than two decades, our innovative financing solutions, reliable deal execution and sophisticated perspective on the middle market have made all the difference. View our completed transactions at Antares.com Consistency by design. 002_MAJ1117 2 10/23/2017 3:52:35 PM Contents November / December 2017 | Volume 52 | Number 10 Cover Story Made to Order Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods has catalyzed dealmaker interest and activity in online meal delivery 42 Watercooler 24 News Analysis: 6 Conagra is hungry for Transatlantic dealmaking more snacks continues to thrive 7 Lexington bets on secondary growth 12 IOP continues deal spree 54 Q&A: 14 Scientific Games gambles on Equifax and mid-market card holders M&A 16 Riverside Co. eats up confectionery ingredients Guest Articles: 50 Resolving post-closing disputes Columns 56 The deal is in the data 39 Private Equity Perspective: The China Syndrome 60 People Moves 40 The Buyside: Brewing Coffee 41 Finance Finesse: Assessing the Credit Bubble November / December 2017 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 1 001_MAJ120117 1 10/24/2017 11:40:59 AM Inside Word November / December 2017 Volume 52, Number 10 Contributing Editor Elliot Kass [email protected] Assistant Managing Editor Demitri Diakantonis [email protected] Reporter Kamaron Leach [email protected] Contributing Editor Danielle Fugazy [email protected] Group Editorial Director, Banking and Capital Markets Richard Melville [email protected] VP, Capital Markets Harry Nikpour [email protected] Senior Sales Manager Richard Grant Go With The Flow [email protected] VP, Research Dana Jackson uccessful deals are like water—they take the path of least resistance. 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The ability to plan and order meals online is no exception. Put them all together and you have the growing popularity of home-delivered, pre- cooked meals made of fresh, wholesome ingredients that customers can order online. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Douglas J. Manoni While currently just a tiny sliver of the U.S. food industry, this segment is growing at CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Michael P. Caruso CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER Marianne Collins breakneck speed and redefining consumer appetites. And that turn of events—as we EVP & CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER David Longobardi detail in this month’s cover story by Assistant Managing Editor Demitri Diakantonis CHIEF PRODUCT & AUDIENCE OFFICER Minna Rhee (p.42)—has begun attracting the interest of the major food players. CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Matthew Yorke SVP, CONFERENCES & EVENTS John DelMauro But when the elephant herd starts to move, the smaller and fleeter animals are well SVP, HUMAN RESOURCES Ying Wong advised to get ahead of the stampede. 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