Marel has completed the 100% acquisition of MPS meat processing systems. This acquisition serves as a key pillar in Marel’s strategy to become the leading provider of full-line solutions for the global meat industry. By integrating MPS, Marel extends its existing secondary processing expertise with MPS’s leadership in primary processing, slaughtering, and logistics. The combination creates significant synergies by allowing Marel to offer integrated, end-to-end processing lines to its global customer base. The deal also rebalances Marel’s revenue mix, increasing its exposure to the red meat sector and strengthening its footprint in European and emerging markets. MPS shareholders reinvested a portion of the proceeds into Marel shares, signaling strong alignment with the long-term success of the combined group.

MPS MEAT PROCESSING SYSTEMS, which reported an EBITDA margin of LOGIN in 2015, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of LOGIN, representing a LOGIN discount to the average currently observed in the Industry & Manufacturing sector (10.6x).

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