U.S. Food, Beverage & Agribusiness M&A activity in June centered on specialty ingredients and bakery, with two sizable strategic bakery deals announced within a week of each other. Private equity stayed active but selective, over-indexing to add-ons rather than new platforms. Among U.S. targets, June deal volume was flat month-over-month, but disclosed value fell more than 60% to roughly $1.6 billion, with strategic buyers leading at 45% of transactions, financial buyers 18% and hybrid structures 14%. Strategics still dominate by count, but sponsor activity accelerated.
Mesirow Financial, Inc., member FINRA, SIPC.