24 acquisitions over $1 billion in 2019
Of the record 789 food and drink transactions registered on the Zenith Global mergers and acquisitions database for 2019, 24 involved sums of $1,000 million or more. This is down from the 28 noted in 2018 and the lowest number in recent years apart from 2016.
GLOBAL FOOD AND DRINK ACQUISITIONS OVER $1 BILLION 2014-19
Source: Zenith Global
TOP 10 GLOBAL FOOD AND DRINK TRANSACTIONS 2019
Source: Zenith Global
The $72 billion combined value of the top 10 was below any of the previous 4 years – 31% less than the $104 billion for the top 10 of 2018 and just 20% of the $365 billion for the top 10 of 2015.
The 24 over $1 billion totalled $90 billion, compared with $141 billion for the 28 over $1 billion in 2018, $115 billion for the 33 over $1 billion in 2017, $190 billion for the 22 over $1 billion in 2016 and $403 billion for the 27 over $1 billion in 2015.
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