IFF agrees to sell Food Ingredients unit to CVC for $4.3 billion
IFF agreed on May 28, 2026 to sell its Food Ingredients business to affiliates of CVC Capital Partners at a valuation of about $4.3 billion, with expected net cash proceeds of about $3.8 billion plus a minority stake worth about $200 million. IFF says it plans to use the proceeds mainly to reduce debt and buy back shares, but expects the deal to be dilutive to adjusted EPS in the first 12 months after closing.
Key points
- Buyer is Foxtrot US Bidco, Inc., an affiliate of CVC Capital Partners; deal values the business at about $4.3 billion, or about 10x enterprise value to EBITDA per the press release
- IFF expects net cash proceeds of about $3.8 billion at closing and a minority stake of about 9.9%, valued at about $200 million
- The business generated nearly $3.1 billion in 2025 sales and about $430 million of EBITDA; IFF expects the deal to be dilutive to adjusted EPS in the first 12 months after closing
- Closing is expected by the end of the second quarter of 2027; either party may terminate if not consummated by May 28, 2027; IFF reiterated its full-year 2026 guidance
The filing
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