Data-led benchmarks for food & beverage valuation multiples in 2025—by beverages, snacks, ingredients/co-man, and distribution—plus what actually moves the number (QoE, trade-spend governance, working-capital pegs, concentration). Includes an EV→Equity bridge, a real case study (how a hydration brand cleared a double-digit multiple), and a negotiation playbook to protect price.
A transaction-focused guide to CPG M&A advisory for founders, strategic buyers, and private equity investors, covering strategy, buyer selection, acquisition target evaluation, valuation, clean rooms, diligence, deal structure, and execution.
A practical, step-by-step buy-side M&A playbook—from thesis and proprietary deal flow to diligence, valuation, deal structure, and integration. Learn how to run falsification screens, build lender-grade models, design LOIs (rollover, earnouts, escrow), defend the working-capital peg, and execute a 100-day PMI plan.
A middle-market buy-side M&A playbook covering acquisition thesis design, buy-box validation, deal sourcing, target screening, mandate deliverables, buyer underwriting, valuation, financing, LOI structure, diligence, platform and add-on acquisitions, and post-close integration.
A practical 100-day post-merger integration plan for AEC buyers and sellers, covering Day 1 communications, client retention, employee retention, WIP, backlog, billing, systems, safety, culture, leadership transition, earnout risk, rollover equity, and value protection after closing.