In the global consumer goods industry, there were 38 private equity deals announced in Q1 2024, worth a total value of $248.7m, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. The $68m acquisition of stake in Aloha by Seminal Capital Holdings 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 decreased by 62% in Q1 2024 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $645.7m and fell by 47% as compared to Q1 2023. Related deal volume increased by 9% in Q1 2024 versus the previous quarter and was 3% lower than in Q1 2023.

Notably, foreign direct investments (fdi)-related deals accounted for a 42% share of the global consumer goods industry’s private equity deal activity in Q1 2024, up 23% over the previous quarter.

The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q1 2024 were Raymond James Financial; PricewaterhouseCoopers International; Houlihan Lokey with 4, 3, 2 deals respectively.

The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q1 2024 were Jones Day; Latham & Watkins; Willkie Farr & Gallagher with 3, 3, 3 deals respectively.

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This content was updated on 23 April 2024

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GlobalData’s Deals Database tracks global deal activity, including mergers, acquisitions, capital raising, strategic alliances, and licensing agreements. Proprietary analysis is used to group deals into key thematic areas and granular sectors across the world’s largest industries.

This analysis considers only announced and completed deals from the GlobalData financial deals database and excludes all terminated and rumoured deals. Deal type includes Buyouts and Direct Investments done by Private Equity firms.