In the global consumer goods industry, there were 34 private equity deals announced in Q4 2023, worth a total value of $695m, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. The $330.7m institutional buy-out (ibo) Body Shop International by Aurelius Equity Opportunities SE & Co was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. A thorough analysis of the disruptive themes and the Private Equity deal activity are included in GlobalData’s Consumer Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes report. Buy the report here.

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In value terms, private equity deal activity increased by 56% in Q4 2023 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $445.9m and fell by 65% as compared to Q4 2022. Related deal volume increased by 3% in Q4 2023 versus the previous quarter and was 29% lower than in Q4 2022.

Notably, foreign direct investments (fdi)-related deals accounted for a 38% share of the global consumer goods industry’s private equity deal activity in Q4 2023, up 13% over the previous quarter.

The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q4 2023 were Rothschild & Co; Houlihan Lokey; PricewaterhouseCoopers International with 7, 6, 5 deals respectively.

The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q4 2023 were Jones Day; Allen & Overy; CMS Legal Services EEIG with 7, 4, 4 deals respectively.

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This content was updated on 8 January 2024

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