Food & Beverage

Historically considered as a traditional and GDP-growth type sector, the food and beverage market is evolving toward a high growth, more specialized and global network. The Food and Beverage industry is facing major transformation driven by shifts in the supply chain, changing consumer preferences (e.g. wellness, health, ethnic, convenience), rapid food innovation and strong macro dynamics in many geographical regions.

M&A activity is robust, fuelled by multiple categories of strategic players seeking consolidation, geographical expansion and innovation/products/services add-on opportunities while increasing penetration in faster-growing, more specialized categories. In addition, food and beverage interest and investment by the private equity community continues to accelerate in pursuit of buy-and-build strategies worldwide.

Our Global Food and Beverage Team provides extensive sector-specific expertise and close relationships with global buyers and sellers, both within your home territory and throughout the world. Many of our advisory transactions are cross-border.

Focus area

  • Food Ingredients
  • Food processing
  • Speciality and healthy foods
  • Supply chain including distribution and logistics
  • Snacking and frozen foods
  • Dairy
  • Fish & Meat
  • Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
  • Animal feed and pet food
  • Catering, vending
  • Restaurants, retailers, online direct consumers

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Our teams are at your disposal to add value to your transactions

Michael Petit
Phone
+33 1 78 42 88 88
Cell
+33 6 30 80 71 66

Michael graduated from the EDHEC Business School in France and is also a certified chartered accountant

He started his career in 2004 as a Financial Auditor at Mazars before joining the Transaction Services Department at Deloitte Finance in Paris where he took part in many financial and accounting due diligence as well as restructuring advisory missions

He then joined Mandel Partners, an M&A consulting firm, subsidiary of Banco Espirito Santo et de la Vénétie, as a Director

He finally joined Financière de Courcelles as Director in 2012

Education
Graduate of Concordia University, Montreal