Marzo 2012

Donald Russell, the specialist Scottish butcher and mail order meat supplier, renowned for its fine quality butchery and gourmet food, has been sold to Vestey Foods. The price and terms have not been disclosed.

Founded in 1974 and based in Scotland, Donald Russell is a specialist butcher with an unrivaled reputation for the quality of its beef and steaks, which has grown to become the UK's leading mail order butcher. It also holds the Royal Warrant, delivering regularly to the Royal Household.

Vestey Foods Group is a family owned group, comprising thirteen food companies across 70 countries. It specializes in the import, storage and distribution of a wide variety of meat, poultry, fish and other foodstuffs from global suppliers into the various local market places in which it operates.

M&A International Inc.’s member in the UK, Cavendish Corporate Finance, advised the shareholders of Donald Russell on the successful exit of the company. Cavendish ran a competitive sale process using the extensive international network of the M&A International Inc. alliance to identify a wide range of purchasers. The German member of M&A International, Angermann M&A International, introduced Vestey via their German operation and facilitated negotiations throughout the transaction process.