US EditionSysco to buy Jetro Restaurant Depot in $29 billion deal
Sysco will pay $21.6 billion in cash plus 91.5 million shares to acquire Jetro, expanding into the high-margin Cash & Carry market serving over 725,000 operators.
- On Monday, Sysco announced it will acquire Jetro Restaurant Depot for an enterprise value of $29.1 billion, deepening the nation's largest food distributor's reach into the price-sensitive independent restaurant market.
- Jetro operates 166 cash-and-carry warehouses across 35 states, serving more than 725,000 independent operators with a 30-year track record of EBITDA growth, making it the nation's largest cash-and-carry wholesaler.
- Under the deal's terms, Sysco will issue 91.5 million shares representing 19.1% of post-deal outstanding shares and utilize roughly $21 billion in new and hybrid debt to fund the $21.6 billion cash portion.
- Shares of Sysco tumbled more than 13% on Monday as investors reacted to the financing structure and the company's pause on its share-repurchase program while maintaining its dividend.
- Management projects $250 million in annualized net cost synergies within three years and aims to reduce net leverage by at least 1.0 times within 24 months of the expected 2027 closing.
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Sysco Buys Restaurant Depot in $29 Billion Deal
Sysco, the nation’s largest supplier of food and other goods to restaurants and catering businesses, has struck a deal to acquire family-owned Jetro Restaurant Depot for $29.1 billion, including debt. The transaction, announced March 30, will be paid in a mix of cash and stock. Under the terms of the agreement, Restaurant Depot shareholders will receive $21.6 billion in cash and 91.5 million shares of Sysco stock, leaving them with about 16 perc…
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Quick Read Sysco (SYY) is acquiring Jetro Restaurant Depot for $29.1 billion, combining 2025 revenues of $81 billion plus Jetro’s $16 billion to reach nearly $100 billion net revenue, with adjusted EBITDA rising 45% to $6.4 billion and $250 million in annualized cost synergies targeted within three years, while delivering mid- to high-single-digit EPS accretion in year one. US Foods (USFD) lacks Jetro’s higher-margin cash-and-carry channel and …
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