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To: Anna

From: Ayush
Subject: Potential M&A targets for Worldwide Brewing

Hi Anna,

Below are descriptions and recommendations of potential M&A targets for Worldwide Brewing.

Company Description Relevance to Worldwide Recommendation


Brewing

HappyHour HappyHour Co. is the largest It has similar operations to Recommend


Co. player in Singapore and Worldwide Brewing across the
Malaysia, in the segments of same segments and is the
beer, spirits and non- leading player in Singapore and
alcoholic beverages. Its Malaysia, suggesting the
operations include potential for strategic benefits
manufacturing facilities, and synergies. It has solid
distribution and direct sales financial results and an
and it has demonstrated ownership structure that is
strong growth in EBITDA in owned by 3 families, rendering a
FY2020 which was up 20% potential acquisition relatively
pcp and amounted to simple and feasible. HappyHour
US$300mm. Co. would be appropriate to
share.
Spirit Bay is the largest player It has similar operations to Recommend
Spirit Bay in Indonesia and the second Worldwide Brewing across the
largest in Singapore and same segment and is the leading
Malaysia in the beer, spirits, player in Indonesia and 2nd in
and non-alcoholic beverages Singapore and Malaysia
segments. Its operations suggesting strategic benefits and
include manufacturing synergies over several different
facilities, distribution, and countries. It has strong financials
direct sales. It demonstrated and is owned by the Global
strong growth in EBITDA in sponsor and employees with a
FY2020, which was up to 40% 60/40 split. Its acquisition
PCP and amounted to process would be relatively
US$400mm. simple.
Hipsters’ Ale operates in They operate in only two Recommend
Malaysia, Singapore, segments but cover many
Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and different countries giving a
Cambodia, in the beer and strategic edge. They are owned
Hipsters’ spirits segment. Their by 30 independent breweries,
Ale operations include which might complicate the
manufacturing facilities, acquisition process. But
distribution, and direct sales. considering their strong
They showed strong growth financials, they can be shared.
in EBITDA in FY2020 which
was up to 15% pcp which
amounted to US$200mm.
Brew Co. operates in They operate only in Malaysia in Not Recommend
Malaysia in the beer and two segments of beer and
spirits segment. Their spirits, which doesn’t align with
operations include only the strategic goal. They are
Brew Co. manufacturing facilities and listed on the Malaysian stock
they have EBITDA of exchange and owned by
US$800mm which is 5% institutional shareholders. Due
down pcp. to dispersed ownership, its
acquisition process would be
complicated.
Bevy’s Direct operates in They operate in similar Recommend
Singapore, Malaysia, China, segments to Worldwide Brewing
Indonesia, Japan, Korea, but only in wholesale
Cambodia, Australia, and distribution. They operate in a
Bevy’s New Zealand in the segment range of APAC countries which
Direct of beer, spirits and non- provide strong geographical
alcoholic beverages. They reach, strategic benefits, and
have shown strong growth in synergies. It has strong
FY2020 EBITDA of 20% pcp financials, and ownership is one
which amounted to family which will make the
US$250mm. acquisition process simple.

Please let me know if you have any further queries.

Kind regards,
Ayush Kadbe

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