Consumer Goods

Our key experience includes advising:

Gallaher Group on a recommended cash offer by Japan Tobacco for the shares and ADSs of Gallaher that valued Gallaher at approximately £7.5 billion.

Jacuzzi Brands on the definitive merger agreement between Jacuzzi Brands and Apollo Management L.P. in a transaction having a total value of US$1.25 billion.

HJ Heinz Company on the Competition Commission’s inquiry in relation to Heinz’s completed acquisition of HP Foods Group.

NM Rothschild & Sons Limited as financial adviser to Premier Foods plc on a recommended offer by Premier Foods to acquire RHM PLC, for £1,227 million.

Cadbury Schweppes on the demerger of its American Beverages business and the consequential formation and listing of two new groups – Cadbury plc in the UK and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. in the US.

Unilever on the disposal of the majority of its European Frozen Foods business for EUR 1.725 billion.

Cadbury Schweppes on the sale of its European beverages business to a private equity consortium for EUR 1.85 billion in cash.