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United Biscuits - Ownership and Business Overview

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United Biscuits Ownership

Who owns United Biscuits?

United Biscuits is owned by Yildiz Holding A.S.. It was acquired on November 3, 2014.

Was United Biscuits formerly PE-backed?

Yes. United Biscuits was formerly owned by 4 private investors.

United Biscuits Business Overview

Where is United Biscuits headquartered?

United Biscuits is headquartered in Middlesex, United Kingdom.

How many employees does United Biscuits have?

United Biscuits has 7,100 employees.

What sector is United Biscuits in?

United Biscuits is a food company.

When was United Biscuits founded?

United Biscuits was founded in 1948.

Food M&A Summary in 2014

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, food ranked 10 in number of deals in 2014. The largest food acquisition in 2014 was United Biscuits - which was acquired by Yildiz Holding A.S. for $3.1B.

Subscribe to Mergr to view all 214 acquisitions of food companies in 2014, including 44 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 170 by strategics.

United Biscuits (UK) Ltd.

Hayes Park, Hayes End Road,
Middlesex, UB4 8EE
United Kingdom,
+44 20 8234 5000
www.unitedbiscuits.com

United Biscuits is a European manufacturer and marketer of biscuits, snacks and nut products including major brands such as McVitie's Digestive, Penguin, Jaffa Cakes, Go Ahead! KP, Hula Hoops, Skips, BN, Verkade and Delacre.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  1

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
N.V. Biscuit Delacre S.A. 2016-12-06 - Divestiture
Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium · www.delacre.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Food - - 1 (100%) -
Total - - 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Belgium - - 1 -
Total - - 1 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Food

Employees

7,100

Established

1948

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