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Risk Heat Map
5×5 Probability × Impact matrix. Adjust risks with the dropdowns below.
Financial
Operational
Commercial / Market
Legal / Regulatory
Cultural / People
ESG / Sustainability
Synergy Quantification
Revenue and cost synergies with industry-standard haircuts (probability × magnitude).
Revenue synergies (annual run-rate)
Cost synergies (annual run-rate)
Synergy realisation phasing
Implementation cost: est. €1.5-2.5M one-off. Payback ~14-20 months.
Acquisition Process & Timeline
Standard 4-phase M&A process. Weeks shown are calendar weeks from kick-off.
🟡LIVE PROCESS STATUS · Salomon FoodWorld / VionLate-stage — narrow entry window
Indicative Terms
Entry-level price
€140M (Vion lower bound)
Non-binding offer
End of this weekend
Binding offer
End of next week
DD scope
Compressed / abbreviated
Management session
Still available (move quickly)
Post-binding dialogue
Available for right strategic fit
🔑 FINANCING GATE
Vion requires pre-arranged financing capacity — no multi-week bank syndication.
A single-page financing-capacity statement unlocks the teaser.
Reason for sale
Vion is withdrawing from the German market. Salomon FoodWorld moves from "core BU" to "asset for sale within exit programme."
OWNER DECISIONS REQUIRED (5)
Vion Verbatim — sell-side conversation ▸
Management session still possible with BU MT Salomon
Teaser not shared on request alone — strategic-fit submission required first
Reason for sale: Vion withdrawing from Germany
Financing must be immediately available — no four-week bank approval
DD will be compressed; other bidders have already completed theirs
Vion family still considering position on warranties & indemnities
Indicative entry price: €140M lower bound
NBO deadline: end of this weekend · Binding: end of next week
Post-binding dialogue possible for right strategic fit
Phase gating criteria
Phase
Gate criterion
Phase 1 — Origination
Strategic fit ≥7/10 · seller receptive
Phase 2 — Indicative
NDA · IM reviewed · indicative bid accepted
Phase 3 — DD
No DD red flag · binding offer · SPA principles agreed
Phase 4 — Closing
Regulatory · Day-1 readiness · 100-day plan signed
External advisors needed
Workstream
Advisor type
M&A lead advisor
Boutique food/agri investment bank
Financial DD
Big-4 or specialist (Mazars, BDO)
Commercial DD
Strategy consultancy
Legal & Tax
DE+NL cross-border M&A firm
HR / Pensions
DE/NL pension actuary
Antitrust
EU competition counsel
Environmental / ESG
Phase I/II ESA provider
IT & cyber
Independent IT DD provider
Decision Memo · IC Summary
Composite Go / Hold / No-go recommendation.
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Composite · weighted score
Weighted scorecard
Adjust weights & scores
Σ weights:100%
IC notes & conditions
Recommended next actions
Multi-Target Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of all targets in the pipeline. ★ indicates the best score per row.
Composite ranking
Pipeline summary
Source Register & Citations
Complete reference list of all data sources used in this analysis. Click any URL to open the original. Citation markers ¹ throughout the app link back to entries here.
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Primary Direct from target/parent company communications
Trade press Industry trade publications
Industry data Sector databases & benchmarks
Estimate Internal estimate or proxy figure
All sources for active target
Methodology note: All data points marked with citation numbers are linked to the source entries above. Where figures are flagged as Estimate, they represent internal proxies and must be validated through formal due diligence. Sources accessed within the last 12 months unless otherwise noted; trade-press summaries are non-authoritative and should not be relied upon for binding decisions without primary confirmation.
