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For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors.
In June alone, we added more than 1,500 new private company transactions, bringing the total to over 25,700 searchable deals across sectors, industries, and transaction types in Dakota Marketplace.
Inside Dakota Marketplace, you’ll find the transactions tab that provides structured, filterable data on deal types, values, and dates, while our editorial team curates daily updates through the dakota transactions newsletter, helping you cut through the noise and focus on what matters most.
To ensure the most comprehensive coverage of private market activity, Dakota monitors over 10,000 websites including company websites, newswires, and numerous third-party news providers to capture and verify transaction data as it happens.
Below are the top 10 consumer staple transactions.
- Transaction Date: 6/8/2026
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $3.6B
Ingredion has announced a recommended all-cash acquisition of Tate & Lyle at 595 pence per share — a 59% premium to Tate & Lyle's pre-announcement closing price — implying a total enterprise value of approximately £3.7 billion ($5.0 billion), creating a scaled global leader in specialty ingredient solutions spanning texturants, sugar reduction, sweetening, and fortification. The deal combines Ingredion's texture and sugar reduction capabilities with Tate & Lyle's mouthfeel, sweetening, and fortification expertise across complementary geographic supply networks in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific, with approximately $130 million in targeted run-rate net cost synergies expected to be fully realized by end of 2030 and adjusted EPS accretion expected in the first year following completion.
- Transaction Date: 6/22/2026
- Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $1.4B
Danone has agreed to acquire MADE Group, a Melbourne-based health-focused food company with over €300 million in annual sales, adding a portfolio of high-protein ready-to-drink products, gut-health yoghurts, and coconut-based products with double-digit growth and a strong presence across Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. Alongside this acquisition, Danone is also acquiring the remaining 49% stake in its existing fresh dairy joint venture with Saputo Dairy Australia, with both transactions expected to be accretive to operating margin and EPS from year one as Danone expands its profitable growth platform in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific healthy nutrition market.
- Transaction Date: 6/1/2026
- Industry: Personal Care Products
- Type: Buyout/Private Equity
- Transaction Value: $460M
Waldencast has agreed to sell Obagi Medical, its medical-grade dermatological skincare and aesthetics brand, to Bridgepoint for up to $460 million, with proceeds earmarked to repay its approximately $178 million senior secured term loan and allow Waldencast to sharpen its strategic focus on Milk Makeup. The deal marks a successful exit for Waldencast following a significant profitability expansion since its 2022 acquisition, with Obagi having recently entered the dermal filler market through its Obagi Saypha MagIQ line to become what the company describes as the first beauty aesthetics megabrand capable of delivering end-to-end professional and consumer skincare solutions.
- Transaction Date: 6/18/2026
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $400M
Saputo has completed the sale of an 80% interest in its Argentina Dairy Division to Gloria Foods, the dairy holding company of Grupo Gloria, receiving net proceeds of approximately $543 million ($400 million USD) while retaining a 20% ownership stake in a business valued at an enterprise value of approximately $855 million ($630 million USD). The divestiture of the Argentina platform — which generated approximately $1.2 billion in revenues over the last four quarters representing roughly 7% of Saputo's consolidated revenues — enhances the company's financial flexibility for targeted reinvestment in higher-growth platforms and near-term share repurchases, while the Argentina business will continue manufacturing select products for Saputo's international portfolio.
- Transaction Date: 6/15/2026
- Industry: Beverages
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $397M
Fairfax Financial Holdings has agreed to acquire Andrew Peller Limited, one of Canada's leading wine producers with brands including Peller Estates, Trius, Wayne Gretzky, and Black Hills Estate Winery, for $8.00 per Class A share and $12.00 per Class B share — representing premiums of 42% and 66% respectively to their 20-day VWAPs — implying a fully diluted equity value of approximately $397 million and enterprise value of $579 million. The transaction, which has the support of the Peller family who will roll a portion of their equity into the acquiring vehicle, is expected to close in Q3 2026 with existing CEO Paul Dubkowski and the leadership team continuing in their current roles under Fairfax's long-term ownership.
- Transaction Date: 6/8/2026
- Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
- Type: Acquisition/Merger
- Transaction Value: $100M
FreshDirect, New York's premier online grocer, has secured a $100 million commercial mortgage loan from UBS through an affiliate, strengthening its capital position to fund investments in technology, AI-powered capabilities, and operational infrastructure. The financing will support the company's next phase of growth with a focus on improving customer experience and operational efficiency.
- Transaction Date: 6/5/2026
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Growth Equity
- Transaction Value: $59.2M
Innovafeed, the world's leading producer of insect-based ingredients for animal nutrition, pet food, and agriculture, has raised €51 million in a new funding round backed by existing shareholders including Creadev, QIA, Temasek, ADM, and ABC Impact, to fund commercial deployment and product innovation following the successful completion of its industrial scale-up phase. The company's Nesle production facility has already produced over 15,000 tons of protein and oil, with production volumes increasing tenfold and costs reduced by seven times — making it three times larger than the world's second-largest player — as the company pivots from R&D to accelerating commercial development of its Hilucia functional ingredient ranges in aquaculture and pet food.
- Transaction Date: 6/18/2026
- Industry: Personal Care Products
- Type: Credit
- Transaction Value: $45M
Tiger Finance has provided Glossier, the global skincare and beauty brand, with a $45 million revolving credit facility to support the company's ongoing operations and future growth initiatives. The flexible working capital line will enable Glossier — which operates flagship stores in New York, Los Angeles, and London and has cultivated a social media community of over 4 million followers since its 2014 launch — to deepen customer connections and continue expanding its curated portfolio of skincare, makeup, body care, and fragrance products.
- Transaction Date: 6/16/2026
- Industry: Personal Care Products
- Type: Venture
- Transaction Value: $30M
TruNativ, a Mumbai-based clean-label nutrition brand, has raised $30 million in a Series B round led by OrbiMed comprising both primary investment and secondary transactions involving early investors, to expand its distribution network across D2C, quick commerce, modern trade, pharmacy, and retail channels while growing its B2B2C ingredient business. Founded in 2019 and holding a majority share of the sugar replacement category on Indian quick-commerce platforms, TruNativ will use the capital to scale its five nutrition categories — sugar substitution, protein, gut health, beauty wellness, and performance nutrition — as it targets broader household penetration across India's rapidly growing consumer health market.
- Transaction Date: 6/2/2026
- Industry: Beverages
- Type: Venture
- Transaction Value: $20M
Ryl Tea has raised $20 million in a Series C round led by Purchase Capital to fuel continued retail and DSD expansion, innovation pipeline development, and team growth, following 157% year-over-year growth while the broader $4.5 billion canned and bottled tea category declined 1.8% over the same period. The round follows a multi-year licensing partnership with The Hershey Company to launch zero-sugar Jolly Rancher-inspired iced tea products, positioning Ryl as a leading brand in the emerging "Modern Tea" category targeting Gen-Z and Millennial consumers seeking zero-sugar, functional beverage alternatives.
At Dakota, we understand how important it is to stay current on deal activity as it happens. That’s why our editorial team continuously monitors the news for real-time updates on platform investments, add-ons, divestitures, and more to deliver daily highlights straight to your inbox through our transactions newsletter.
Inside Dakota Marketplace, the transactions tab provides structured, filterable data with deal dates, types, sectors, and financials, allowing you to build a customized feed that aligns with your focus areas.
Whether you're evaluating a new investment opportunity or tracking trends within a target sector, Dakota Marketplace helps you cut through the noise and focus on what matters most.
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