NCN Releases Top Transactions List

SAN DEIGO, Calif.Nutrition Capital Network (NCN) released its top-15 list of transactions to date in 2013, including acquisitions by Post Foods, Danone and FMC Corporation

NCN's list includes mergers and acquisitions (M&As), as well as financings, across healthy foods, supplements, healthy retail companies, ingredients and supporting technologies. The organization connects investors with high-potential growth companies in the nutrition and health and wellness industry.

"It's very encouraging to see that the strong pace of M&A's and financings continues, despite some of the largest, most obvious targets having been picked off in recent years," said Grant Ferrier, NCN CEO. "We are continuing to track strong interest from investors in this space, providing exits for successful category companies and financings for smaller growth companies with relevant consumer and value-chain offerings and meaningful differentiation."

The health and wellness space is attracting newly active investors looking to capture growth dollars from health-interested consumers. This year, notable aquirers have included Post Foods, Campbell Soup Corporation and FMC Corporation, along with long-active Danone. The NCN Transaction Database includes Boulder Brands and Hain Celestial, two smaller consumer packaged goods companies with a unique focus on the health and wellness markets.

"Hot categories for target companies include foods for babies and children, pet foods and healthy quick-service eating establishments and technologies that enable consumers to make healthy choices," Ferrier said. "We see this reflected also in the applicant pool of growth companies wishing to present at this Fall's NCN Investors Meetings. We have an exciting, diverse line-up including brands that represent the next wave of natural foods, as well as nutrition offerings and new technologies."

The Top-15 Transactions of 2013 include:

NCN will hold its Fall Investor Meeting on October 28 to 29 in San Francisco. Up to 22 selected growth companies will present to an audience of 50 to 70 investment groups, representing more than $6 billion in capital.