{"id":55197,"date":"2025-10-14T18:31:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T16:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editing.capitalmind.com\/?post_type=deals&#038;p=55197"},"modified":"2025-12-17T13:59:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:59:44","slug":"sale-of-wolf-essgenuss-to-morliny-foods","status":"publish","type":"deals","link":"https:\/\/www.investec.com\/advisory\/deals\/sale-of-wolf-essgenuss-to-morliny-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"Sale of Wolf Essgenuss to Morliny Foods Holdings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Investec advised the Wolf family on the sale of the Wolf Group to Morliny Foods Holdings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the deal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Investec exclusively advised the Wolf family on the sale of the Wolf Group (Wolf, ~\u20ac400 million in revenue) to Morliny Foods Holdings, UK (Morliny), a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-listed WH Group (global revenue > \u20ac20 billion). The completion of the transaction is still subject to antitrust approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:16% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investec.com\/advisory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Christian-Wolf.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55248 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investec.com\/advisory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Christian-Wolf.png 380w, https:\/\/www.investec.com\/advisory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Christian-Wolf-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.investec.com\/advisory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Christian-Wolf-1x1.png 1w, https:\/\/www.investec.com\/advisory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Christian-Wolf-200x199.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><em>\u201cSelling our family business was one of the most challenging entrepreneurial decisions we have ever made. Thanks to Investec\u2019s expertise and perseverance, we succeeded in securing Morliny as an international buyer that no one had previously considered. I am deeply grateful to the Investec team for their professional support throughout the entire process and their ability to take a results-oriented approach, even in complex situations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8211; Christian Wolf, Owner and CEO, Wolf Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wolf is a fourth-generation family business and one of Germany\u2019s leading producers of premium sausage specialties (including Thuringian and Nuremberg grilled sausages), convenience products, and ready meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership with Morliny secures Wolf\u2019s strong market position in the long term and enables the brand\u2019s European expansion within a strong international group. Christian Wolf will continue to serve as CEO of Wolf and lead the upcoming expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morliny is a leading European food group covering all segments of the value chain for pork and poultry \u2013 from production to processing. The company is a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based WH Group, the world\u2019s largest pork producer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the acquisition of Wolf, Morliny marks its strategic entry into the German market and gains new access to German customers and distribution channels for its existing product portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Wolf Group<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wolf Group, headquartered in Schwandorf with production sites in Nuremberg and Schm\u00f6lln, is one of Germany\u2019s leading producers of premium sausage specialties (including Thuringian and Nuremberg grilled sausages), convenience products, and ready meals, and recently generated annual revenues of approximately \u20ac400 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our role<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Investec provided comprehensive advisory services to the Wolf family throughout the entire sale process. 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