World leading food and beverage acquisition team formed
After successfully building up and selling his own business in Germany, Mark Groves has been appointed Mergers & Acquisitions Director at leading international food and drink consultancy Zenith International.
"We believe we now have the strongest specialist food and drink M & A team anywhere in the world," commented Zenith Chairman Richard Hall. "We combine experience of well over 100 transactions from the Americas to Asia. We are uniquely qualified to provide technical, commercial and market due diligence as well as the customary range of transaction services. We aim to become an essential partner in as many best value transactions of the future as possible."
Heading up the Zenith Mergers & Acquisitions Division is Chief Operating Officer Charles Phillips, who was with Kellogg and Unilever before becoming Director of Acquisitions and Development in the Worldwide Water Division of Groupe Danone and then responsible for integrating the commercial side of 14 acquisitions in its UK business.
Already reporting to Charles Phillips is Ross Colbert as Managing Director for Mergers & Acquisitions - Americas. He joined in January after 20 years as Managing Director of boutique M & A specialists BMC Haas, during which he handled more than 50 deals with a combined value in excess of $1,000 million.
Mark Groves now strengthens the team after a career with Cadbury Schweppes and PepsiCo in Europe then Hutchison Whampoa in Europe and Asia. He was responsible for over 20 acquisitions in Europe, becoming Managing Director of European Operations before setting up his own business.
Also supporting the dedicated Zenith M&A Division are fellow Directors Jason Holway and Gary Roethenbaugh on market and industry analysis, Tim Chater on commercial aspects, Duncan Finlayson and Ric Horobin on technical and operational issues, plus numerous others in an overall team amounting to nearly 100 people.
"What particularly appeals to me is the global dimension," commented Mark Groves. "We can make connections from direct experience all round the world and I look forward to renewing links with China and other countries where I have worked as well as enabling deals around Europe."
Notes for Editors
1. A group photograph is available on request and individual photographs may be accessed at
www.zenithinternational.com/about_zenith/management_team.htm
2. For further information, please contact:
Richard Hall or Mark Groves, Zenith International Ltd
7 Kingsmead Square, Bath BA1 2AB, United Kingdom
t +44 (0)1225 327900, f +44 (0)1225 327901
zenithinternational.com