By Ifeakachuku Ifeneziuche, Vikram Kumar, Benjamin Carr and Nikhil Dewan, Palamdeep Virk (University of Warwick); Amin Ouamar, Gilles Michaud and Marc Bellon (HEC Paris) Photo: Clay Banks (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer:   The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) Target:   GOJO Industries Implied Equity Value: US$2.25 billion Total Transaction Size : US$2.25 billion, all-cash, including approximately US$330 million of anticipated tax benefits, resulting in a net purchase price

By Diana Usova, Dylan Stiassny, Oliver Cedar and Obianuju Okafor (University of Bristol); Amya Hillis and Agastya Mittal (Columbia University) Photo: Annie Spratt (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer: Advent International (Consortium Co-Lead, alongside FedEx Corporation) Target: InPost Group Implied Equity Value: €7.8bn Total Transaction Size:  €7.8bn (all-cash offer) Offer Price: €15.60 per share (~50% premium to undisturbed share price) Announced Date: 2026 Expected Cl

By Peyton Harvey, Dirk Harrison, Brandon Yip, Daniel Xu (Columbia University) Photo: Kelly Sikkema (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer:   Bain Capital Target:   FineToday Holdings Implied Equity Value: ~ $1.29 billion (¥200 billion) Total Transaction Size : ~ $1.29 billion (¥200 billion) Expected Close Date: Announced February 2, 2026 (Estimated closing mid-2026, pending regulatory approval) Target Advisor:   CVC Capital Partners (Internal), Nomura and Goldman Sachs Ac

By Alvaro Aguilar De Nalda and Giuseppe Leonardo Mazza (ESADE); Diana Usova and Oliver Cedar (Bristol University) Photo: Adi Goldstein (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer:  PAI Partners Target:  Innovad Group Implied Equity Value:  N/A Total Transaction Size:  N/A Closing Date:  Expected 1Q-2026 Target Advisor:  N/A Acquirer Advisor:   N/A PAI Partners’ acquisition of Innovad Group represents a notable transaction in the global animal health and nutrition space, taking a

By Haci Eren Sidar, Mustafa Arda Sis, Muthu Ramanathan, Josh Lai (University of Nottingham); Alvaro Aguilar De Nalda (ESADE) Photo: Siyuan (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer:  TriArtisan Capital Advisors, Treville Capital Group and Yadav Enterprise Target:  Denny’s Implied Equity Value : US$321.8 billion Total Transaction Size:  $620 million (cash consideration, Enterprise Value) Closing Date:  Q1 2026 (expected) Target Advisor:   Truist Securities (financial), Morgan,

By Roman Annan, Sophie Zhang, Joey Zhang, and Amani Dhillon (Columbia University), Rasmus Sjögren, Nikolas Kakona, Alexander Henje Scott, and Haris Jasarevic (Stockholm School of Economics) Photo: Khuc Le Thanh Danh (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer : Kimberly-Clark Corporation Target : Kenvue Inc.  Implied Equity Value : $40.32 B Total Transaction Size : $48.7 B  Closed date : H2 2026 (Estimated, legal issues pending) Target advisor : Centerview Partners LLC & Goldman

By Haci Eren Sidar, Mustafa Arda Sis, Muthu Ramanathan, Josh Lai (University of Nottingham); Rasmus Sjögren, Alexander Henje, Haris Jasarevic, Nikolas Kakona (Stockholm School of Economics) Photo: Stella de Smit Overview of the deal   Acquirer: Heineken N.V. Target: Florida Ice and Farm Company S.A. (FIFCO) – beverage, food and retail businesses (Distribuidora La Florida and related operations) Total Transaction Size:  $3.2 billion (cash consideration, Enterprise Value) Close

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