Post Holdings - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Post Holdings M&A Summary

Post Holdings has acquired 19 companies, including 6 in the last 5 years. A total of 8 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Post Holdings’ largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired Michael Foods for $2.5B. Post Holdings has acquired in 10 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include food (78%) and medical products (12%).

Post Holdings Business Overview

Where is Post Holdings headquartered?

Post Holdings is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

What is Post Holdings’ revenue?

Post Holdings disclosed revenue of 7,923M USD for 2024 and 6,991M USD for 2023.

How many employees does Post Holdings have?

Post Holdings has 11,480 employees.

What sector is Post Holdings in?

Post Holdings is a food company.

When was Post Holdings founded?

Post Holdings was founded in 1895.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity19
    • M&A Buy Activity18
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 14
  • M&A Advisors 9

Post Holdings

Post Holdings, Inc.

2503 South Hanley Road,
St. Louis, Missouri 63144
United States,
(314) 644-7600
www.postholdings.com

Post Holdings is a consumer packaged goods holding company, operating in the center-of-the-store, foodservice, ingredient, refrigerated, active nutrition and private label food categories. Post Holdings was founded in 1895 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 14 1 - 1 1 1 18
vol $8.6B $85M $235M $880M $9.8B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  19

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc. 2025-06-03 880M USD Add-on Acquisition
Fenton, Montana · www.8ave.com
Potato Products of Idaho LLC 2024-12-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Rigby, Idaho · www.ppidaho.com
Perfection Pet Foods LLC 2023-10-10 235M USD Add-on Acquisition
Visalia, California · www.perfectionpetfoods.com
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. - Ready-to-Eat Cereal Business 2021-06-01 85M USD Divestiture
Oak Brook, Illinois
Almark Foods 2020-12-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Gainesville, Georgia · www.almarkeggs.com
Peter Pan 2020-12-07 - Divestiture
Chicago, Illinois · www.peterpanpb.com
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. 2017-09-19 1.5B USD Add-on Acquisition
New Albany, Ohio · www.bobevans.com
Weetabix Ltd. 2017-04-18 2.2B GBP Add-on Acquisition
Kettering, United Kingdom · www.weetabix.co.uk
Willamette Egg Farms LLC 2015-10-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Canby, Oregon · www.willametteegg.com
Supplement Bar Production - Post Holdings, Inc. 2015-08-24 - Divestiture
Boise, Idaho
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Weetabix Ltd. 2017-04-18 Deeside Cereals I Ltd. 2023-12-01 1
Kettering, United Kingdom · www.weetabix.co.uk Flintshire, United Kingdom · www.deesidecereals.co.uk

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Food 14 (78%) 9.2B (94%) - -
Medical Products 2 (11%) - 1 (100%) -
Consumer Products 1 (6%) 180M (2%) - -
Manufacturing 1 (6%) 380M (4%) - -
Total 18 $9.8B 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 15 7.4B 1 -
  California 3 415M - -
  Minnesota 2 3.6B - -
  Illinois 2 85M - -
  Georgia 2 128M - -
  Idaho 1 - 1 -
  Oregon 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 1.5B - -
  North Dakota 1 370M - -
  Montana 1 880M - -
  Texas 1 380M - -
Australia 1 - - -
Canada 1 243M - -
  British Columbia 1 243M - -
United Kingdom 1 2.2B - -
Domestic 15 (83%) 7.4B (75%) 1 (100%) -
Cross-border 3 (17%) 2.4B (25%) - -
Total 18 $9.8B 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Barclays Investment Bank
3
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
2
Goldman Sachs
1
Legal Deals
Lewis Rice
2

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 4 $7.3B
$100M to $1B 7 $2.4B
< $100M 1 $85M
TOTAL $9.8B
Largest Michael Foods, Inc.
$2.5B (2014-04-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
39%
7 (39%)
Strategic(s)
33%
6 (33%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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