Do you want to buy a business or sell your business in the Agri & Food sector? This Brookz Agri & Food sector monitor can help you with that.
With this sector monitor we want to present (potential) buyers and sellers with facts and figures that provide insight into the number of transactions and the value development of businesses in the Agri & Food sector. Because in any buying or selling process, thorough preparation provides peace of mind, overview and structure.
Download the 'Brookz Sector Monitor Agri & Food' for relevant information on the sector, how the merger and acquisition market works, current valuations and real-life examples of other buyers who have bought an Agri & Food business and sellers who have sold their Agri & Food business:
Sector information
The Netherlands is pre-eminently an Agri & Food country. The Agri & Food sector is one of the strongest industries in our country and is vital to the Dutch economy and employment. In addition, the Netherlands is the world's second largest exporter (behind the United States) of Agri & Food products, mainly to Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Takeover market
The buying and selling of Agri & Food businesses is a lively market, although it largely takes place behind the scenes. The sector represents a relatively small share of the total number of mergers and acquisitions in the Netherlands. Annually, the number of takeovers in the Agri & Food sector fluctuates between 4 and 8 percent relative to the total number of transactions.
Value development
Every party active in the takeover market wants to know the value of a company. With the Brookz Takeover Barometer we gauge the so-called multiples every six months. Looking at the past five years, the multiple for the Agri & Food sector is always higher than for SMEs.
Case study
Before they turned 55, the Arends brothers wanted to sell a business, a wholesale company that supplies binders, wire baskets and tonkin sticks (bamboo) to tree growers, among other things. After a two-year search, they were with buyer number four within 14 days. 'As long as there is the will ánd the money, you are out in no time.'
