Kevin Jach has more than three decades of experience in mergers and acquisitions, with specific expertise in food and agriculture transactions. Kevin founded the Food and Agriculture group at Lazard Middle Market (formerly Goldsmith Agio Helms) in 1998. He led the growth and development of the Food and Agriculture practice as the Head/Co-Head of the group during his 20 years with the firm. While at Lazard, Kevin completed some of the firm’s most iconic deals and advised on more than 80 successful transactions with an aggregate value of $10 billion. Representative transactions include ten completed deals for Land O’Lakes, the sale of Skippy peanut butter to Hormel, the sale of Talenti gelato to Unilever, and the sale of Café Bustelo coffee to J.M. Smucker.

Prior to joining Lazard, he led the global mergers and acquisitions activities at The Pillsbury Company (“Pillsbury”). Kevin served as the Vice President of Business Development at Pillsbury, and completed numerous acquisitions and divestitures with a total transaction value in excess of $4.5 billion. These transactions included the $3.2 billion acquisition of Pet, Inc. (a publicly traded packaged goods company comprised of the Old El Paso and Progresso brands). He also held senior financial positions at Pillsbury, including Vice President of Finance for Pillsbury’s $1.5 billion International Division, as well as Director of finance for the Old El Paso, Häagen-Dazs, and Progresso businesses. Prior to joining Pillsbury, Kevin worked for five years as a Manager of mergers and acquisitions at Deloitte & Touche where he managed the acquisition, divestiture, and financing process for corporate and middle market clients.

Kevin received a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in finance and strategy from the University of Michigan, and graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering.