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M&A · Industrials · Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties

Industrial F&B Investments II, Inc. to acquire TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

Announced Nov 12, 2025 · Closed Feb 11, 2026

Deal value$1.14BEV $2.62B
Premium38.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—0.8x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$22.50 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Industrial F&B Investments II, Inc.
Target
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$22.50
Enterprise value
$2.62B
Status
Closed Feb 11, 2026

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$40.8M · 3.6%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$81.5M · 7.2%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
Committed · RBC Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs fee
$1.5M

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
97 in the prior 24 months
Premium
38.0% vs. 38.0% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 9.6x
Break fee
3.6% vs. 2.5% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedNov 12, 2025
  2. Proxy filedDec 17, 2025
  3. Definitive proxyDec 29, 2025
  4. Shareholder voteJan 29, 2026
  5. ClosedFeb 11, 2026

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$20.51$28.10
Discounted cash flow$20.22$27.81
Discounted cash flow$31.67$39.26
Future share price$20.00$29.41
Future share price$19.72$29.12
Offer $22.50

Implied value per TreeHouse Foods, Inc. share by analysis, from Goldman Sachs · DCF discount rate 7.5%–8.5%.

Sources
  • 8-K · Nov 12, 2025

Adj. EBITDA is operating income + D&A + impairment, restructuring, deal costs and stock compensation, less any large gain on a sale, last twelve months, from the target's filings. Calculated by Castle, so it can differ from a bank's adjusted figure.

Prepared with Castle from public SEC EDGAR filings. Figures are extracted automatically; verify against the source documents. Not investment advice.