Date: May, 2002
Abstract: Last month, the world’s largest pasta producer – Barilla – succeeded in a take-over of Europe’s largest bread baker – Kamps – for just over USD 1.6 billion. A deal like this does not pop up in the newspaper every day. This one clearly illustrates an array of strategic topics in today’s food industry: a focus on core business, the increasing involvement of private equity funds, the cross-border nature of transactions, decreasing competition, risk reductio...
Research Type: Industry Note