Smucker to Buy Big Heart Pet Brands for $5.8B
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Deal of the Week: Smucker to Buy Big Heart Pet Brands for $5.8B Announcement Date February 3, 2015 Acquirer The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM) Acquirer Description Manufactures and markets branded food products worldwide. Operates through three segments: U.S. Retail Coffee; U.S. Retail Consumer Foods; and International, Foodservice, and Natural Foods Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Orrville, Ohio Acquirer Financial Mkt Cap: $11.5 billion LTM EBITDA: $1.2 billion Statistics EV: $13.7 billion LTM EV / Revenue: 2.5x LTM Revenue: $5.5 billion LTM EV / EBITDA: 11.6x Target Company Big Heart Pet Brands Target Description Largest U.S. standalone producer, distributor and marketer of premium quality, branded pet food and pet snacks Headquartered in San Francisco, CA and currently owned by a consortium of investors led by funds affiliated with KKR, Vestar Capital and Centerview Capital Price / Consideration Price: $5.8 billion Consideration: Cash and stock Acquirer Advisor William Blair & Company Target Advisor Morgan Stanley & Co. and Centerview Partners Rationale The deal, Smucker’s biggest ever, will add brands like Milk‐Bone, Kibbles ’n Bits and Meow Mix to a stable that already includes Smucker’s jelly, Jif peanut butter and Folgers coffee Adding Big Heart will add $2.2 billion in sales and the top maker of pet snacks. It could also provide a shot in the arm to help revive Smucker’s sales, which have been relatively flat since 2012 Smucker expects to reap about $200 million in annual cost savings within the first three years after the takeover closes. It also anticipates its pro forma earnings per diluted share to rise by about 10% in its 2017 and 2018 fiscal years Deal Points Smucker’s will buy Big Heart Pet Brands, the pet food company once known as Del Monte, from its private equity owners for about $5.8 billion, including debt Under the terms of the transaction, Smucker will give to Big Heart’s owners 18 million newly issued shares and $1.3 billion in cash. It will also assume $2.6 billion in debt At the deal price, the private equity firms will have made roughly double their investment in the company Of Note Big Heart Pet Brands changed its name from Del Monte Corporation following the divestiture of its Consumer Products business and namesake Del Monte brand on February 18, 2014. On March 8, 2011, Del Monte Foods was acquired and taken private by KKR, Vestar and Centerview [email protected] www.pillarsofwallstreet.com .