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Aryzta sells North American take and bake pizza to Brynwood Partners
07 DEC 2020
Aryzta [SWX:ARYN] today confirmed the disposal of its North American take and bake pizza to Private Equity group Brynwood Partners. Terms and conditions of the deal are not being disclosed.
Press release:
On 1 December, ARYZTA announced plans to restructure its business model into a multi-local, lean and agile structure. This new model will reduce complexity and over-head costs.As part of these restructuring plans, ARYZTA announces that two members of the Executive Committee, Tony Murphy, Chief People Officer and John Heffernan, President and Chief Commercial Officer, ARYZTA North America, have ceased their roles with immediate effect and will not be replaced. The Board would like to express its gratitude to both Tony and John for their contribution to ARYZTA over the past three years.
ARYZTA also confirms the disposal of its North American take and bake pizza to Private Equity group Brynwood Partners. Terms and conditions of the deal are not being disclosed.
Aryzta bid from Elliott backed by seven lenders - report
07 DEC 2020
Elliott Management’s EUR 734m offer for Aryzta [SWX:ARYN] is financially backed by seven of the Swiss-Irish baked goods group’s existing lenders, The Irish Independent reported without citing a source for the information.
As announced, Aryzta confirmed receipt of a conditional CHR 0.80-per-share offer from activist hedge fund Elliott this weekend.
The Aryzta board is understood to have been given only days by Elliott to make a decision, the item reported.
News that Elliott’s proposal is backed by Aryzta’s own lenders will pile on the pressure in the lead up to the food company’s annual general meeting scheduled for next week, where the offer may be put to a shareholder vote, the report said.
Aryzta confirms receipt of CHF 0.80 per share conditional offer from Elliott
07 DEC 2020
Aryzta [SWX:ARYN] today confirms that it has received a conditional offer from Elliott to purchase the entire share capital of the company at CHF 0.80 per share. ARYZTA’s Board of Directors will carefully consider the offer in accordance with its fiduciary duties and processes in due time. ARYZTA’s AGM takes place on December 15, 2020.
Link to press release