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味の素株株推移 1,585前日比+22(+1.41%)
1株利益71.67 配当20 利回り1.26
味の素が4日ぶりに反発。きょう付の日本経済新聞で、スイスの食品原料メーカー、ワイルド・フレーバーズの買収に名乗りを上げたことが分かった。買収額は3000億円前後?ワイルド社は食品・菓子や飲料に使う天然着色料、香料を生産している、味の素ではアミノ酸を使ったうま味調味料の生産技術と組み合わせて、世界で食品原料事業の拡大を狙うという。実現すれば味の素にとって過去最大のM&Aとなることから、業容拡大への期待で買われている、
ワイルドは1931年に独で創業,12/12期幅売り上、1200億円、株式の65%㋾創業家、35%を米ファンドが所有、飲料メーカーなど業務用に強み、
ADM goes head to head with Ajinomoto for Wild Flavor
Archer Daniels Midland, a US-based corn processor, and Ajinomoto, a Japanese producer of seasonings and curry sauces, have emerged as the last remaining bidders for Wild Flavor, a Swiss-based drink flavours company backed by KKR, in moves underscoring companies’ growing appetite for cross-border acquisitions.
The two groups have submitted bids valuing the Zug-based company at more than €2bn including debt, against the €1.5bn-€2bn price tag the owners initially expected, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions.
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ADM and Ajinomoto have trumped offers from private equity groups including Stockholm-based EQT Partners, they said. Swiss flavours and fragrances company Givaudan submitted a bid that was not retained, partly because a merger with Wild would have resulted in cost-cutting measures, according to one of them.
ADM processes crops including oilseeds, wheat and cocoa to produce ingredients for food and animal feed. A spokesperson for the company, based in Decatur, Illinois, could not immediately be reached for comment. A spokesperson for Ajinomoto, which is headquartered in Tokyo, could not be contacted outside normal business hours.
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Wild, which was founded in Heidelberg, Germany, in 1931, makes natural flavours, ingredients and systems for the food and beverage industry. Hans-Peter Wild, who is the son of founder Rudolf Wild, owns 65 per cent of the shares. KKR acquired a 35 per cent stake in the company in 2010.
The disposal highlights the growing competition for deals in Europe as more companies consider acquisitions amid signs of economic recovery.
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espite having access to cheap debt financing for acquisitions, private equity fund managers are finding it hard to compete with aggressive trade buyers, which typically can offer cost synergies.
The sale of Wild comes just months after Symrise, a German aroma chemicals maker, agreed to buy Diana Ingredients, a French pet food ingredients maker. The deal valued the Brittany-based company at €1.3bn including debt – more than its private equity owner Ardian had expected.
Ajinomoto competed for Diana Ingredients before deciding to focus on Wild, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. Private equity funds including Blackstone, CVC Capital Partners and BC Partners were outbid in the Diana process.
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The acquisition of Wild could be announced by the end of this month, one of the people said. Citigroup, which is advising on the sale, declined to comment, as did KKR.