Acquisitions and Divestitures

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions and Divestitures

Note 2. Acquisitions and Divestitures

On April 1, 2020, we acquired a significant majority interest in Give & Go, a North American leader in fully-finished sweet baked goods and owners of the famous two-bite^® brand of brownies and the Create-A-Treat^® brand, known for cookie and gingerbread house decorating kits. The acquisition of Give and Go provides access to the in-store bakery channel as well as expands our position in broader snacking. The purchase consideration for Give & Go totaled approximately $1.2 billion. Funding for the acquisition consisted of short-term borrowings and cash on hand. We are currently in the process of determining the allocation of the purchase price, which we expect to predominantly be allocated to identifiable intangible assets and goodwill. During the first quarter of 2020, we incurred $5 million of acquisition-related costs.

On July 16, 2019, we acquired a majority interest in a U.S. refrigerated nutrition bar company, Perfect Snacks, within our North America segment for $284 million cash paid, net of cash received, and expanded our position in broader snacking. During the first quarter of 2020, we finalized the purchase price allocation of $31 million to definite-lived intangible assets, $107 million to indefinite-lived intangible assets, $150 million to goodwill, $1 million to property, plant and equipment, $12 million to inventory, $8 million to accounts receivable, $13 million to current liabilities, $3 million to deferred tax liabilities and $9 million to other liabilities. The acquisition added incremental net revenues of $32 million and an immaterial amount of incremental operating income during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

On May 28, 2019, we completed the sale of most of our cheese business in the Middle East and Africa to Arla Foods of Denmark. In 2019, we received cash proceeds of $161 million and divested $19 million of current assets and $96 million of non-current assets. We also recorded a net pre-tax gain of $44 million on the sale. The divestiture resulted in a quarter-over-quarter decline in net revenues of $33 million and an immaterial amount of lost operating income during the three months ended March 31, 2020.