U.S. food distributor Sysco to buy London's ブレーキs Group

Feb 22 (Reuters) - Sysco Corp, the largest U.S. food distributor, said it would buy London-based food distributor ブレーキs Group from Bain 資本/首都 私的な 公正,普通株主権 in a 取引,協定 valued at about $3.1 billion to 強化する its presence in Europe.

Sysco's 株 fell as much as 6.5 パーセント, their steepest intra-day 減少(する) since May 2010, to $42.05 in midday 貿易(する)ing on Monday.

分析家s, on a 会議/協議会 call, おもに questioned Sysco's 管理/経営 on the タイミング of the 取引,協定, given the volatility in 株式市場s, and the price, 12 times ブレーキs's adjusted 収入s before 利益/興味, 税金, 価値低下 and amortization (EBITDA).

"This 取引,協定 was 全く 一貫した with how we have 輪郭(を描く)d our 戦略 over time. ーに関して/ーの点でs of why now ... when it comes to 取得/買収s, it is usually the 販売人 that 支配(する)/統制するs the time," Sysco's 大統領 法案 DeLaney said.

ブレーキs's EBITDA 多重の compared 好意的に with those of its European peers, which are somewhat higher than U.S. companies, Sysco's 長,指導者 財政上の Officer Joel Grade said.

The 取引,協定 comes eight months after Sysco dropped its 18-month long 追跡 of smaller 競争相手 US Foods after the 連邦の 貿易(する) (売買)手数料,委託(する)/委員会/権限 告訴するd to 封鎖する the $3.5 billion 取得/買収.

Sysco had 企て,努力,提案 for ブレーキs in 2007, when Bain bought it for about $2.8 billion, but walked away at an 早期に 行う/開催する/段階.

Sysco said on Monday its 最新の 申し込む/申し出 for ブレーキs 含むd the 返済 of about $2.3 billion of ブレーキs's 負債.

ブレーキs put 計画(する)s to 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる) on the London 在庫/株 交流 on 持つ/拘留する in January 予定 to a 低迷 in the 全世界の 株式市場s, the 後見人 had 報告(する)/憶測d. (bit.ly/1WMIIT3)

ブレーキs, which started as a poultry 供給者 in 1958, has 操作/手術s in the 部隊d Kingdom, Ireland, フラン, Sweden, Spain, Belgium and Luxembourg.

The 連合させるd company is 推定する/予想するd to 生成する annualized sales of about $55 billion, Sysco said.

Sysco 生成するd $806.4 million, or a little いっそう少なく than 2 パーセント, of its 歳入 from outside North America last year. ブレーキs had 歳入 of nearly $5 billion in 会計の 2015.

Sysco said it 推定する/予想するs the 取引,協定 to の近くに before July and すぐに 追加する to its 収入s after that.

Deutsche Bank 安全s advised Sysco, while Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and Ernst & Young LLP 行為/法令/行動するd as 合法的な and 予定 diligence 助言者s.

Goldman Sachs International and パン職人 & McKenzie LLP were Bain 資本/首都's and ブレーキs's 財政上の and 合法的な 助言者s. (報告(する)/憶測ing by Sruthi Ramakrishnan in Bengaluru; Editing by Don Sebastian and Savio D'Souza)

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