Analysis - SEE Food/Beverage Industry Scores M&A Gusher, More Deals Brewing

SOFIA (Bulgaria), September 29 (SeeNews) - The recent nine-figure takeover of Slovenia's Droga Kolinska by Croatian peer Atlantic Grupa is unlikely to be eclipsed in 2010 but the food and beverage sector in southeast Europe this year has also chalked up some smaller-scale takeovers while certain assets have continued to generate constant M&A chatter. Lending momentum to deal-making in the region is a confluence of recent market trends like cross-border players looking to beef up their market share, latecomers seeking a toehold in southeast Europe (SEE) and investment funds keen to offload long-held assets.