Jun 1, 2026 – 6.16pmWith take-privates dominating the M&A landscape, any ASX-listed company hovering around its 52-week lows has a target on its back. Bake in a hot sector with economic tailwinds, and you have the makings of a private equity field day.Street Talk understands that investment bankers have the pitch book out on Inghams, the $777 million wholesale chicken supplier to retailers, fast food operators and food service distributors, and are shopping the idea to private equity firms and trade buyers.Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Investment bankers are pumping the protein for Inghams
The pitch books are out on Inghams, the $777 million wholesale chicken supplier to major retailers, fast food operators and food service distributors.
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