M & A / Turnaround Experience
Carried out for | Identification | Evaluation | Valuation & Bidding | Turnaround & Integration |
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Mars, Inc. | Multiple in Europe, including Wasa, Pfanni, Suzi Wan, etc | Wasa, Pfanni, Koen Visser (Suzi Wan) | Koen Visser | Koen Visser |
| Multiple in USA including Dove, American Frozen Foods, etc |
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| Frozen Foods division |
US West |
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| Continential Cablevision (rebranded) |
Reliant Energy | Multiple independent Energy businesses | Multiple | Multiple | Turnaround and rebranding of Houston Industries and acquisitions |
BMC software | Multiple | Multiple | Multiple | Multiple |
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Consulting |
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Perdue Farms | Shenandoah | Shenandoah | Shenandoah | Shenandoah |
Ralston-Purina |
| Eveready Battery Glad Prestone | Eveready Glad Preston | Eveready |
Quaker Oats |
| Golden Grain Ptitikin | Golden Grain Pritikin |
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GE |
| Duracell | Duracell |
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Beiersdorf | Multiple | Rachel Perry Jurgens Tuck Tape | Jurgens Tuck Tape | Tuck Tape |
H. J. Heinz |
| Chico-San; HP Foods UK | Chico-San | Heinz UK turnaround Chico-San |
LGBS |
| Farnham Kinetico | Farnham Kinetico |
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Wrigley |
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| Global Brands |
Coca-Cola | Snapple | Snapple | Snapple |
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Pfizer | Multiple | Perdue-Frederick |
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VideoSmarts | Divestiture to V-tech |
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In Addition, Richard Guha has carried out M&A work for Bristol, Myers, Squibb; Hallmark; Smithfield Foods; Arancia; Samsung, and others. He has also experienced being acquired - a critical perspective!
Richard Guha, with Cambridge University Bachelors and Masters degrees , has held executive positions at Procter & Gamble and Mars, Inc. He has been a Chief Marketing Officer at US West/Comcast and BMC software as well as President of Reliant Energy Retail – all major Fortune 500 companies. He has been a Partner in two leading consulting firms, served on three Boards, and also been Chairman of two leading non-profit organizations.