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09/2024

EUROPE SNACKS acquired by ONE ROCK CAPITAL PARTNERS

FRANCE Food Processing / Food Products EV 500M - 1.5b EUR

Context

One Rock Capital Partners signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Europe Snacks from Seven2 (formerly Apax Partners), which had held the company since 2013. This exit concludes a decade of transformation under Seven2, during which revenue grew from EUR90 million to EUR700 million through three major build-ups. The financing is secured by a banking pool led by Barclays and Goldman Sachs.

EUROPE SNACKS, which reported an EBITDA margin of in 2024, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of , representing a to the average currently observed in the AgriFood sector (11.8x).

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Target

Headquartered in the Vendee region of France, Europe Snacks is the leading European manufacturer of private label salty snacks. The group has grown significantly through a buy-and-build strategy (acquiring Kolak in the UK, Ibersnacks in Spain, and Burts Snacks). With a portfolio of 1,200 products (including stackable chips, crackers, and extruded snacks), the group forecasts EUR700 million in revenue for 2024, with 75% of sales generated outside France. It also operates a co-manufacturing division for third-party brands (15% of revenue).

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Valuation range: EV 500M - 1.5b EUR

Revenue range: 450M - 900M EUR

EBITDA range: 50M - 100M EUR

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Target: europe snacks

Acquirer: one rock capital partners