Jacobs and Batchelors owner Valeo circled by three private-equity firms
Jacobs and Batchelors owner Valeo circled by three private-equity firms PAI Partners, Cinven and Bain Capital are given until end of May to submit final bids about 6 hours ago Bidders vying to buy Dublin-based Valeo Foods, the owner of brands from Jacobs biscuits to Batchelors baked beans which is on the market for more than €1.7 billion, have been whittled down to a shortlist of three private-equity firms. Paris-based PAI Partners, London-headquartered Cinven and Bain Capital, the Boston outfit co-founded by former US presidential candidate Mitt Romney, have been given until the end of...
Source: irishtimes.com