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Big Heart Pet Brands acquired by The J.M. Smucker Company

The J.M. Smucker Company acquired Big Heart Pet Brands, a US pet brand, on Mar 23, 2015.

Transaction summary

Target
Big Heart Pet Brands
Announced
2015-02-03
Geography
United States
Type
Acquisition
Deal type
Control
Stake acquired
100%
First added
2026-10-31
Latest update
2026-10-31

Value and multiples

100% enterprise value

USD 5.8B

100% enterprise value | USD

Basis: Public source

Reported price is assumed to be 100% EV unless stated otherwise. Partial-stake estimates are qualified in the basis notes.

EV / revenue

2.52x

Period: 2015

Basis: Public source

EV / EBITDA

12.9x

EBITDA: normalised / adjusted

Basis: Public source

Basis

  • Reported value: US$5.8bn enterprise value. Multiples use revenue of US$2.3bn (2015) and EBITDA of US$450m (2015).

Source summary

J M Smucker Co - Form 8-K Ex. 99.1 (3 February 2015)

Confirmed

cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $5.8 billion, which includes approximately $2.6 billion of net debt

Open source

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