Transaction summary
- Target
- Edgard & Cooper
- Acquirer
- General Mills
- Seller
- -
- Announced
- -
- Geography
- Europe
- Type
- Acquisition
- Deal type
- Control
- Stake acquired
- -
- First added
- 2026-10-23
- Latest update
- 2026-10-29
Value and multiples
100% enterprise value
USD 434M
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
-
Period not stated
Basis: FundComb estimate
EV / EBITDA
-
EBITDA basis not stated
Basis: FundComb estimate
Basis
- Purchase price: US$434 million, net of cash acquired. A US$8 million purchase-price holdback was paid in fiscal 2025; it is not added again to the purchase price.
Source summary
General Mills 8-K, filed 2025-06-25
ConfirmedAcquisition of Edgard & Cooper by General Mills.
Open sourceGeneral Mills 8-K, filed 2025-06-25
ConfirmedInternational Segment Fourth-quarter net sales for the International segment were up 11 percent to $739 million, including a 4-point benefit from the Edgard & Cooper acquisition and a 2-point headwind from unfavorable foreign currency exchange.
Open sourceGeneral Mills 8-K, filed 2025-06-25
ConfirmedDuring the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, we acquired a pet food business in Europe for a purchase price of $434 million, net of cash acquired. During fiscal 2025, we paid $8 million related to a purchase price holdback after closing conditions were met.
Open sourceGeneral Mills 8-K, filed 2025-06-25
ConfirmedGeneral Mills, Inc. (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Open sourceGeneral Mills fiscal 2025 results, acquisition disclosures
Confirmedthe acquisition of the Edgard & Cooper pet food business in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, we acquired a pet food business in Europe for a purchase price of $434 million, net of cash acquired. During fiscal 2025, we paid $8 million related to a purchase price holdback after closing conditions were met.
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