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M&A Heats Up in the Bakery Market

Focus Investment Banking

bakery market has shown steady historical growth, with industry revenue rising roughly 4% annum from 2004 to 2022. General Mills acquired private equity-backed TNT Crust, a frozen pizza supplier, for $253 million. Many private equity firms have acquired bakeries and are pursuing companies to add to their platforms.

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Transfer Traps: Considerations for Dual-Class Companies Contemplating M&A Transactions

Cooley M&A

There are compelling rationales for adopting a dual-class structure, but even proponents of the structure generally acknowledge that these benefits are significantly mitigated once the dual-class shares are out of the hands of the founders and/or pre-IPO stockholders. Potential carve outs for M&A voting agreements. Stockholder litigation.

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