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business11 days ago

McCormick, Unilever Foods to Forge Global Flavor Leader in $20B Merger

McCormick is merging with Unilever's Foods business to form a global flavor leader with about $20B in 2025 revenue and an enterprise value near $44.8B. Post-close, Unilever shareholders would own roughly 55% of the combined company, McCormick about 35%, and Unilever around 9.9%, with Unilever receiving a $15.7B cash component. The deal is expected to generate about $600M in run-rate cost synergies (roughly $100M reinvested for growth), lift margins to ~23–25% by year 3, and reduce net leverage to 3.0x within two years, with closing targeted by mid-2027 and leadership split (McCormick leading the company, Unilever executives on the board); plans include a European secondary listing and maintained dividends, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals.

via McCormick|
#business#flavor#mccormick
Sysco strikes $29B deal to buy Jetro Restaurant Depot, expanding into cash-and-carry
business12 days ago

Sysco strikes $29B deal to buy Jetro Restaurant Depot, expanding into cash-and-carry

Sysco will acquire Jetro Restaurant Depot in a roughly $29.1 billion enterprise transaction funded with about $21 billion of new debt plus equity and approximately $1 billion in cash/equity; Jetro shareholders will receive cash, Sysco stock representing about 19% of the company, and Jetro will operate as a standalone segment. Jetro runs 166 Cash & Carry warehouses in 35 states with 2025 revenue near $16B, EBITDA around $2.1B, and ~$1.9B in free cash flow. The Cash & Carry channel is a $60-70B market, and the deal is expected to be immediately accretive to Sysco’s adjusted EPS and low-to-mid-teens accretive in year two, with ~125+ new warehouses planned and approx. $250M in annual cost synergies within three years. The transaction will de-leverage Sysco and pause buybacks; closing targeted for Sysco’s fiscal 2027 Q3, with 2026 guidance reaffirmed (sales growth 3-5%, adjusted EPS $4.50-$4.60).

via Sysco|
#business#cash-and-carry#jetro-restaurant-depot
Ellison Projects $6B in Synergies From Paramount-WBD Merger
business1 month ago

Ellison Projects $6B in Synergies From Paramount-WBD Merger

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison touted more than $6 billion in cost savings from the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, driven by non-personnel efficiencies like renegotiated vendor contracts, consolidated tech, and streamlined distribution. He noted potential streaming gains from unifying HBO Max and Paramount+, emphasized protecting talent while cutting overlapping administrative functions and real estate costs, and set a completion target for Q3 2026 with incentives tied to timely closure.

via | Cord Cutters News|
#business#cost-savings#merger
Netflix Forecasts $6B in Job Cuts If Paramount Bids for WBD
business2 months ago

Netflix Forecasts $6B in Job Cuts If Paramount Bids for WBD

Netflix’s Clete Williams warned on Fox Business that a Paramount Skydance bid for Warner Bros. Discovery would create asset duplication (‘Noah’s Ark problem’) and amount to about $6 billion in job cuts as synergies are pursued; the company argues savings would come from licensing and other efficiencies rather than layoffs, even as the WB deal faces regulatory review.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
#business#job-cuts#netflix