Q4 2023 Food & Beverage Quarterly Review
Amidst persisting uncertainty in other pockets of the consumer sector, the food & beverage vertical has again proven to be resilient in terms of M&A activity. Deflationary trends coupled with an on-going pent-up demand and consolidation have continued to bolster M&A appetite with healthy valuation multiples for high-quality assets. Entering 2024, we foresee a steady transaction flow throughout the food & beverage space, particularly in high-growth categories such as healthy and sustainable food products and pet.
PKFIB - Food & Beverage Industry Overview - Q4 2023
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Q3 2023 Food & Beverage Quarterly Review
The food & beverage sector has again been a consistently active vertical in the most recent quarter. As mega deals are slowly being announced more frequently, the sector’s overall M&A activity was mainly supported by middle market deals of smaller size. Despite a few remaining sector headwinds, deflationary trends are beginning to appear at the macroeconomic level, particularly related to input costs, which has partially spurred the continued M&A volume. Overall, it has been observed that there is still a good deal of demand for, and healthy valuation multiples being placed on, high-quality food & beverage assets. Learn more here.
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The food & beverage market continues to display its recession resilience as demonstrated by a steady stream of M&A transactions. Strategic acquirers’ activity in the sector remains elevated as they aggressively pursue accretive consolidation opportunities. Private equity buyers maintain a healthy presence in the space but have been increasingly selective in their acquisition strategy. However, record-high dry powder remains for acquisitions, and pressure is mounting on a backlog of pent-up demand from private equity.
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