Clairfield’s consumer & retail team focuses on advisory to midcap clients, whether advising on a growth strategy or on selling a business.
Consumer goods & retail
Sector team members have an in-depth knowledge of the key market players in the relevant sectors as well as a proven track record of transactions advised. In addition, the sector team draws upon Clairfield partner offices advisory board members and in particular to a variety of industry experts with a corporate or consultancy background.
Perhaps no other industry has such an intricate relationship with external factors as the consumer sector. Climate, inflation, and globalization of brands create complex scenarios where expert advice is needed.
Clairfield focuses on the following segments:
Apparel, gear & accessories
Beverages, food & agribusiness
E-commerce
Food & non-food retail
Food service
Personal & household goods
Travel, leisure & restaurants
Wholesale consumer goods
Deal spotlight
CLAIRFIELD FRANKFURT/WARSAW ADVISES BERLIN-BASED E-COM LEADER EXPONDO IN ITS MINORITY SALE TO CRÉDIT MUTUEL EQUITY OF FRANCE
Expondo Group GmbH, a B2B e-commerce specialist for professional equipment, sold a minority stake to Crédit Mutuel Equity, a private equity firm. Clairfield International actively supported the Expondo team throughout the process, including investor due diligence re all commercial, financial, tax and legal workstreams, preparation of transaction documents, and negotiations of transaction terms, benefitting from a Frankfurt- and-Warsaw-based team given Expondo’s assets and management in both countries.
Deal spotlight
CLAIRFIELD ADVISES LEADING DUTCH DISINFECTANT BRAND ON ITS SALE TO STRATEGIC INVESTOR
Blue Wonder, a market leader in the Netherlands in fully compliant disinfectant cleaning products, was sold to HG International, one of the largest European players in the market of specialist cleaning products.
Deal spotlight
CLAIRFIELD ADVISES COOP/TRANSGOURMET IN THE ACQUISITION OF GM FOODS FROM THE CHINESE GROUP BRIGHT FOOD FOR EUR 200 MILLION
Clairfield International acted as financial advisor to Coop/Transgourmet on its acquisition of 100% of GM Foods from Bright Food Group (72%), JIC Investment (18%), and Group Donghuatong (10%), all from China.
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Recent consumer & retail transactions
Clairfield advised Finnish Metal Events Oy, organizer of Tuska Festival, and its owners on the partial sale of the Tuska festival to Superstruct Entertainment, a portfolio company of Providence Equity Partners.
VP Capital, the investment company of the Van Puijenbroek family, acquired Hydrowear, a family business brand for high quality industrial workwear and waterproof protective clothing.
The Palmesus festival was acquired by Superstruct Entertainment. Simultaneously, Nakatomi Enterprises, the owners of Palmesus AS, reinvested a significant amount into Superstruct Entertainment.
Fenicia Spa, the parent company of the well-known brand Camicissima, acquired Nara Camicie, a brand owned by Passaggio Obbligato SpA.
